Getting your church involved in serving.
I recently saw a video on Facebook of a baby elephant stumbling over a ledge and the mother elephant hurrying to help the baby up. Within a few moments the mother was right there to nurture and love the distraught [...]
I have learned over the past many years of ministry that God is often at work just as much in the slow unnoticed steps of preparation as in the big publicized events. There is something that happens in those tough [...]
“Heidi, please come,” Samir said in the best, broken English he could muster. “We need your help. I want to fill out a job application. I need a job. But I can’t understand this form.” Since English is something I [...]
The boy stood there, moving his arms in a rhythmic fashion, a bemused smile on his face. His mother watched from the corner of her eye, and the people were looking back and forth amazed. And then one person said [...]
The Mississippi River is the longest river in North America and the fourth longest river in the world. It is 2,320 miles long, 200 feet deep and one mile wide at its widest point. Any idea where it starts? As [...]
Today is a day we’ve all come to associate with roses and chocolates, candlelit dinners and Hallmark cards. It is a day that we spend focused on showing love to our significant others and those we already have deep relationships [...]
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” [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
