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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
“Could I have imagined that would have happened?” is always one of those year-end thoughts for me. It’s impossible to know what a new year will bring for each of us (changes, events, trials, memories) but the turn of the [...]
As ministries wrestle with the ideas surrounding this question I am pleased to share with you a writing from my friend and ministry colleague who works at a center for the differently-abled in India. “Your child has a disability.” These [...]
One way Christians experience the presence of God is when we are out being His witnesses. I spent a few minutes this past week listening to a sermon by author and pastor Francis Chan, titled “The Thrill of Obedience”. I’d [...]
