Book Review: Same Kind of Different As Me
This is a book that I highly recommend! I loved reading it and was deeply blessed by this true story of love and grace. If you have a heart to reach the homeless or serve the poor this is a [...]
How to Add More Thanks to Thanksgiving
How will you show thanks this holiday? I remember a few years ago sitting down to watch football after our Thanksgiving meal thinking, ‘I haven’t really taken the time to make Thanksgiving very thanksgiving.’ Not only had I missed the [...]
God’s Heart: Why the Poor?
God’s heart for the Poor Have you ever wondered why God seems to have a bias for the poor? God’s concern for the poor is a central, pervasive theme in the Bible. Over 400 verses relate to this topic. Why [...]
The Gospel…Using Words When Necessary
I was sorting through some old t-shirts the other day and ran across a shirt I received in College when volunteering at a service project. On the back of the shirt was this quote: “Preach the gospel at all times, [...]
Todd’s Experience
From Project to Friend: Todd’s Experience It started through a Thanksgiving dinner outreach event at the church. A homeless man, down on his luck and wrestling with the addictions of life sitting at the same table as Todd a former [...]
People Who Have Intervened
We talked in our previous blog about Isaiah 59:16 and the concept of intervening on behalf of the poor. I would like to share 2 examples of people I have seen intervene for the vulnerable and needy here in my [...]
Wanted: People Who Intervene
How can we be people who intervene on behalf of the poor? I started thinking about this idea by way of this verse in Isaiah: “He saw that there was no one, he was appalled that there was no one [...]
A Dose of Missional Mountain Dew
An article was recently published in Christianity Today magazine called “The Craziest Statistic You’ll Read About North American Missions.” The article gave evidence to the growing number of non-Christians living in the United States and Canada that do not know [...]
Hanging up your superman costume
You’ve probably all seen the movie. The community is in havoc and needs a hero to save it… along comes Superman to rescue the people, free the city and save the day. How often do we take the same “hero” [...]
Gardening 101: Why Truth Transforms
As people understand and apply God’s truth to every area of their lives, change happens. Why? God’s Truth is like a seed planted in the ground. With water, sun and time the seed grows into a plant and then into [...]