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Brother, can you spare a dime?
About panhandlers and sign fliers: How do most of you pay for goods and services? I would wager it is with a debit card. I have friends who own stores and one owns a saloon and 95% of all their transactions are in plastic. Hardly anyone carries cash……and so the... -
Two Stories about Mercy
The other evening a woman gets off of the MAX at 162nd and walks the street to her work. A gang corners her and demands his money. She didn’t have any, so they beat her up and left her on the street, rifled through her purse, found out she wasn’t... -
Prayer for a New Year
Father, may this year be full of chaos and scandals that will bring benefit to the poor and outcast. May we live in interesting times that bring mercy and justice to those who need it most. In Jesus’ name, amen. -
A New Spirit
At the very tippy top of Northeast Glisan Street there is a shopping mall and in the northeast corner of the mall is a large store front with the title River of Life Church. Behind that there is a large empty parking lot that you can see all the way... -
Onward and Upward
Last night I had a dream and this is the way of it: I was in the garden of the Church amending the soil when a sparrow landed to the right of me and a voice said to get on to the back of the sparrow, and as I stepped... -
Thy Will be Done…
Remember in the Beatitudes when Jesus says to pray for those who speak all manner of evil to and about you for my names sake? I am here to tell you that this works. When I left Yvan today I was on the 3rd floor of the parking... -
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Being a Real Church
It is so wonderful how many churches provide a Thanksgiving meal somewhere, and will go to a central location to help the poor. Did you know, though, that in the early church, if a congregation didn’t have an active ministry to the poor in their community, they couldn’t be called... -
Brrrrrrrrrrrrr!!!!!!!
Wooo! That wind is sure chilly. Winter comes early this year! I’m glad we don’t live in the Midwest or New England where it’s really bad. And I’m glad so few of us are homeless and have to live in this weather without any shelter. Can you imagine that? Think...
