One Another
Have you ever thought about how many “one another” statements there are in the Bible? It seems that we are to be involved with each other. We can’t just live our lives for ourselves....
Have you ever thought about how many “one another” statements there are in the Bible? It seems that we are to be involved with each other. We can’t just live our lives for ourselves....
There’s a movement happening around the country where workers give up their lunch hour to serve meals to poor and homeless people. The group either prepares the meal themselves or they purchase the food...
Tonight, June 24, I’m on Niteline on WGGS-TV to talk about Angelika’s Journal. The book deals with many issues that children who live in poverty face: housing instability and constant moving, lack of access...
Years ago I worked with a woman who was diagnosed with a mental illness. I lost contact with her when she moved to another state. However, she left this poem: Father, why do I...
What plans do you have for this summer? Will you go to the beach? The mountains? Maybe you’ll just go to a nearby park and have a picnic and lounge around outdoors? If you...
Try to create a good rather than eliminate an evil. When we try to do something good, we often discover that we have unintended consequences. In our efforts to do good, we create a...
Tonight I will meet with Furman University students who are living this summer in intentional Christian community at Vista House. I always enjoy my time with these students, even though the group changes yearly....
Yesterday was Pentecost Sunday and I was privileged to preach at Pickens Presbyterian Church. Many of the worshippers wore red. The children began the service by walking in waving sticks with red and orange...
Each chapter of Angelika’s Journal offers suggestions for what you can do. Here are the suggestions from Chapter One: 1. Find out what the fair market rent is in your area. Check out http://nlihc.org/oor...
Finding the journal in a pile of garbage on the side of the road indicates that people were most likely evicted from their home. When a landlord evicts a family, everything in the house...
Today I led poverty tours through neighborhoods in Greenville,SC. for two different groups of people. Some of the neighborhoods on the tour are blighted but with redevelopment work beginning. Others are completely built out...