Would you do me a favor and watch the first forty seconds or so of this video? Wasn’t that cool? You know, when I first saw this video on Facebook, I couldn’t even tell what was in that hole. Just black crawly things. They could be crabs or bugs. Turned...

“So there remains a Sabbath rest for the people of God. For the one who has entered His rest has himself also rested from his works, as God did from His. Therefore let us be diligent to enter that rest…” (Hebrews 4:9-11) At one period of my life, I would awake...

In Christ Jesus, religious ritual means nothing, but faith working through love. Galatians 5:6 Truly, truly, I say to you, the Son can do nothing of Himself, unless it is something He sees the Father doing; for whatever the Father does, these things the Son also does in like manner....

“Every city, however small, is, in fact, divided into two, one the city of the poor, the other of the rich; these are at war with one another.” -Plato “Our world is full of terrible contradictions: Plenty of food, but one billion go hungry. Lavish lifestyles for a few, but...

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...

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.

What does it mean to be homeless, on a day to day basis?      

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...