How was neighborly love demonstrated?
This blog is part 3 of a 3 part series. You can read the first 2 parts of the series at the following links: Part 1 / Part 2 One key to loving our neighbor is understanding our neighbor’s immediate [...]
How do I love my neighbor like Christ?
This blog is part 2 of a 3 part series. You can read part 1 of the series here. Our study of the parable of The Good Samaritan first considered the question: Who are the people we are to love? [...]
Who is my neighbor?
In Luke 10:25-37, Jesus tells an expert in biblical law that the path to eternal life is to obey the commandments, “Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength [...]
Serving in the Face of our Fears
What fears do you face when serving the poor? I am reminded of the story of David and Goliath. The biblical text says that Goliath was a “champion” (presumably of warfare) and described him as being “over nine feet tall” [...]
Real Life: Calling Luis
A few weeks ago I blogged about a new friendship that I had created with a guy at the local homeless shelter named Luis. (Read that story here) The night I met Luis I asked him if I could call [...]
Beyond the Casserole Dish—Caring for the Widow: Part 3
How can a church support a widow’s wholistic needs? According to the Administration on Aging [1] “More than 70% of all elderly persons with incomes below the poverty level are women. But what is perhaps even more significant is that [...]
Racial Reconciliation: A Task for God’s People
The worth of a person comes not from the color of their skin but from the value of their maker. Dating as far back as Jesus' days on earth, racism has been a dividing issue. For centuries discrimination has pitted [...]
Beyond the Casserole Dish—Caring for the Widow: Part 2
Part 1 of this three part series briefly presented biblical examples of God’s wholistic care for widows. Now we turn our attention to the task of identifying need and supporting widows who find themselves in desolate and vulnerable situations. Identifying [...]
Meeting Luis
I took my first trip to the local homeless shelter recently. This wasn’t my first experience at a missions shelter but it had been the first in quite awhile. I wasn’t sure what to expect but figured I would force [...]
Beyond the Casserole Dish—Caring for the Widow: Part 1
Are widows a part of your church’s ministry? According to the Holmes-Rahe Life Stress Inventory Test the most stressful situation a person can face in life is the death of a spouse. [1] Imagine adding to the grief of losing [...]