When the Church has the freedom itself to be poor among the poor, it will know how to use what riches it has. When the Church has that freedom, it will know also how to minister among the rich and powerful. When the Church has that freedom, it will be a missionary people again in [...]
One of the most frustrating things about what I do is that the people you develop the best relationships with are the most broken. That is just sort of the nature of the beast; after all, the more you have resources and skills, the less likely you are to remain homeless. And those who get [...]
Mark lives in Hollywood. He once was a successful TV executive. After that he was homeless. Now, he is back on his feet and he films the homeless as they tell their stories. You can see the videos on his Video Blog, or you can subscribe to his updates on Twitter.
I have been working on a post about my frustration with churches that do not want to fund what we do because we are not ‘evangelizing’ enough. It is awful hard to do so and still be loving and encouraging, so this post has not yet been written. However, Larry James in Dallas has similar [...]
How does God’s love abide in anyone who has the world’s goods and sees a brother or sister in need and yet refuses help?
1 John 3:17
