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Washing as Sacred Act

  “Jesus, knowing that the Father had given all things into his hands, and that he had come from God and was going to God, got up from the table, took off his outer...

Read more April 8, 2020 at 10:59 am Beth

Hidden Voices

We will not, do not, or cannot hear the voices that are hidden in our community. We will not…hear hidden voices We stay within the confines of people more or less like us. We...

Read more August 13, 2017 at 4:01 pm Beth

Planning a Summer Mission Trip?

A Different Kind of Mission Trip Church groups plan mission trips for their members. They do backyard Bible schools, build buildings, paint, work in soup kitchens and any number of other activities. The participants...

Read more January 18, 2017 at 10:37 am Beth

A Different Kind of Mission Trip

A Different Kind of Mission Trip  Church groups plan mission trips for their members. They do backyard Bible schools, build buildings, paint, work in soup kitchens and any number of other activities. The participants...

Read more August 8, 2016 at 1:37 pm Beth

Compassion Retreat

Have you ever thought deeply about compassion? It is a word I use a lot. In fact my mission statement says that I work to enlarge understanding in order to decrease judgment and increase...

Read more May 12, 2016 at 1:32 pm Beth

Where Do You Fit In?

People ask me, “What can I do to help people who live in poverty?” and that’s always a hard question for me to answer. Each one of us has a particular passion or interest...

Read more December 1, 2015 at 4:24 pm Beth

Back to School for Angelika

August 1 Journal Entry I’ve been feeling a tightness in my insides. I look at Mama and she says that she’s already eaten when she gives us our supper but she looks skinnier and...

Read more July 31, 2015 at 9:13 am Beth

What Defines a Good Act?

What defines a good act? According to Parker Palmer, good acts “are those that allow people the freedom to choose their own destinies.” (Active Life, p. 47) If we use this definition, how many...

Read more June 3, 2015 at 5:06 pm Beth

What Can I Do?

Edward Everette Hale penned these words that I’ve seen on posters and  quoted many times. That must indicate that he said something significant! You decide: “I am only one, but still I am one....

Read more May 11, 2015 at 11:16 am Beth

Follow up: The Man at the Side of the Road  

In my previous blog posting, I wrote about the man that my husband Jim and I found lying beside a major thoroughfare.  I have now talked with Nick Bush of United Ministries Place of...

Read more May 5, 2015 at 4:01 pm Beth

Even After All These Years…

On Saturday my husband Jim and I headed out in the car. As we passed the corner of Randall Street and Rutherford Road, Jim said, “There’s a guy lying in the grass over there.”...

Read more May 4, 2015 at 7:09 pm Beth

How Our Eyes Were Opened Got Its Name

Sometimes I’m asked about why I named my company Our Eyes Were Opened, Inc. Well, the Inc. part is just part of being a company. The name, Our Eyes Were Opened, however, has several...

Read more March 26, 2015 at 7:06 pm Beth

Angelika’s Christmas

Here is an excerpt from Angelika’s Journal. She and her mother and brother are now staying in a shelter. December 20 Today was our last day of school before the winter break. I’m sad...

Read more December 1, 2014 at 10:37 am Beth

Innocence

I told a friend about my mantra verse for all these years of working in poverty: Matthew 10:16 where Jesus is teaching the disciples before sending them out. He says, “Be ye wise as...

Read more November 10, 2014 at 11:27 am Beth

That’s Understanding!

This week I was in Roswell, Georgia,to present workshops to both Roswell Presbyterian Church and to  nonprofits who partner with the host organization, HomeStretch, a vital nonprofit that works with families for 12-18 months...

Read more October 24, 2014 at 10:06 am Beth

Many Gifts

I met a long haul truck driver who shared with me his personal ministry of caring for others. While he is out on the road, he writes articles of encouragement which appear in his...

Read more October 6, 2014 at 2:23 pm Beth

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Transitional Minister at Eastminster Presbyterian

I can surely testify that God works in mysterious ways. Back in late August/early September when I learned that I may be asked to become the Bridge Transitional minister at Eastminster Presbyterian Church...

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Servant Leadership

I heard a fascinating interview with someone whose name I did not catch as he talked about analyzing marketing materials for political candidates.  He said that in this age of technological media, candidates’...

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Beth Lindsay Templeton

As a community activist, author, minister, consultant and teacher, Beth Templeton hosts a variety of workshops to help remove our "blinders" when addressing persistent poverty in our society.

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Our Eyes Were Opened helps people understand about poverty so they can reach out with wisdom and compassion.

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