The concept of One Day's Wages is simple: calculate what you make in a day and use that amount to participate in the fight against extreme global poverty. Simple yet powerful. I am proud to be a part of this grassroots movement to eradicate extreme global poverty. Do your part. Visit the website, register and help spread the word via your favorite social media mechanism. And donate your one day's wage and together we can rid the world of extreme global poverty in our lifetime.

This is an interview I did with Eugene Cho, founder of One Day's Wages, about the vision of ODW. Check it out and visit the website!

We all know scamming on the internet is common... we've all received those emails about helping a desperate person in Nigeria funnel money out of the country. But i think with just a little common sense, we can all avoid being scammed on the internet.

I'm trying to sell my video camera, the panasonic ag-hmc150. I put the listing on craigslist (shameless self-advertising here) and within a few hours, the scammers were all over it. I received an email from a Jessica Walcourt asking if "your item is still available." I replied with a simple yet it is. The next day, I receive another email from a different person (female again). See below.

Obviously, this is a scam. First, two emails from two different people...RED FLAG. Second, they refer to the camera as "the item" instead of actually naming the item...RED FLAG. Third, they offer to pay me more than I ask...RED FLAG. Fourth, they can't spell...RED FLAG (you would think these scammers would be bright enough at least do a spell check). Fifth, they are asking me to ship the item overseas...RED FLAG. So how are they scamming me if they are saying they'll send me the funds via paypal first? Probably a stolen credit card. They use it to pay you. You get the funds. You ship the equipment. 3 months later, the cc company discovers the fraud and takes back the money from your paypal account. BAM..you've been scammed.

Just a little thought and common sense may spare you from falling for an internet scam. Trust your instincts. If it's too good to be true, then well, you know the rest. And if in doubt, just google it.

I got a call last week from my pastor who asked if I could film the city of Seattle, the good and the bad, in the streets, for a sermon series on prayer. He wanted to use the video to inspire people who call Seattle their home to pray for the city. So I got my handy-dandy GH1 and a 50mm lens and walked the mean streets of Seattle. As is the case in any major city, there is the beautiful (as seen in the timelapse footages) and the ugly (as seen in the homeless) all within a few blocks from each other.

The timelapse footage of the Seattle waterfront (1st clip and 2nd to last clip) as well as the timelapse clip of the clouds towards the end was provided by Ed Aites, a local photographer here in Seattle. Thanks for the use of your footage, Ed.

And a shout out to Pastor David for driving me around and trekking with me all afternoon!

Music: God of this City by Chris Tomlin