Continuing in our study of “When Helping Hurts” – Chapter 4 There is no doubt you have come across the word “holistic” sometime in your past. It has become a popular buzzword used to describe an approach that sees the [...]
I remember when I was a first time homeowner and I tried to re-caulk my bathtub. I watched a YouTube video and it seemed pretty easy so I figured I would try it myself. Simply remove the caulk with a [...]
A Christian volunteer living in the Phoenix area had become friends with a homeless person and asked their new friend this question: “Help me understand your needs. What is it that you (a homeless person) need most?” Their response was [...]
Have you ever spent time pulling weeds in your garden? I have this flowerbed in the front of my house that is filled with mulch. Every few weeks I notice a few brave weeds that ambush my serene flowerbed and [...]
Every once in a while there will be a movie that comes out and totally shapes the cinematic experience. Sometimes it’s on the cutting edge of technology (“Matrix”), has an epic storyline (“Titanic”), deals with tough real life situations (“Philadelphia”) [...]
The story went something like this: “What is the main priority of your ministry, I asked? He was a ministry leader in a Latin American country and I wasn’t sure exactly how he would answer this question. He paused and [...]
A few months ago in my church we commissioned a family that was leaving to do “full time” ministry work in Europe. They had felt the call to go to Europe as missionaries and spread the gospel of Jesus Christ [...]
Over the course of my lifetime I have spent only a matter of a few hours with those living with autism but I continue to be touched by their stories, accounts and cries. Just a few weeks ago I spent [...]
Boston Boston was the place where my eyes were first opened to poverty. “Why are those people sleeping in a box mommy?” It was at this place and point in my life that I can now look back and see [...]
You’ve probably experienced it before. You do a simple activity like cooking a meal for yourself and it is boring and uninteresting. But you cook a meal for a homeless person and it is full of joy, significance and meaning. [...]
