If Only it was as Easy as the Picture
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 [...]
What Does it Take to Alleviate Poverty?
In the past year, TCT has suddenly expanded in what I would refer to as a rather alarming rate. Others, who like growth, probably wouldn’t use the word alarming. Since the beginning of the year we have trained people to [...]
Chili is Just the Beginning
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 [...]
It’s All About the Root!
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 [...]
Me: Pure and Faultless
Brian Fikkert opens chapter one with a story about a well-known pastor in the 1960s south who kept silent about the horrendous suffering of African Americans but lambasted civil rights workers for immorality. He wraps it up with: Like many [...]
God is at Work
“There is hope, because God is at work.” – pg. 27 As we begin our journey with When Helping Hurts, I hope this central theme will permeate everything we read and write about: God is at work. God is [...]
Why “When Helping Hurts”?
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”) [...]
Why are Christians Living Lives Like Potluck Paper Plates?
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 [...]
Summer Read Along – When Helping Hurts
Over the next few months we will be reading through the book When Helping Hurts (Expanded Edition) by Brian Fikkert and Steve Corbett. We will be taking time on the blog to explore the book and the topics it raises. [...]
Did God Make Me This Way? (Part Two)
The following is part 2 of a two part blog series originally posted on Elim Christian Services blog. You can read part 1 here. Two weeks ago, I posted a personal perspective on God’s purpose in disability. In it, I [...]