A guest post by Chad, reposted from infiniteexchange
This past Sunday, Suzanne and I visited our friends who gather at Moore Square. It was like most days, quite depressing to see so many people out on the streets. It is especially to sad to drive down in my nice warm truck and then have only five [...]
This should be a normal post about July 4th, with me hanging out with other people who look just like, have the same jobs, attend the same church, and believe generally the same things. Or maybe this should be a post about the gigantic fireworks I shot off at my home state (Kansas). The 4th [...]
I get asked a lot what is like for people who are homeless. It is difficult to describe what it is to be “homeless”.
Recently I watched a movie that displays it really well. The movie is Where God Left His Shoes (http://www.wglhs.com/). It shows what happens people are kicked out of housing and the daily [...]
Fifty-two hours is not that much time to most people. If you think about it, it comes down to two full days and four hours. What might happen if you could take one hour of your week, each week for a year?
You may be wondering what you can get back from a fifty-two hour commitment. [...]
Over a year ago I was sitting in my living room, talking to Greg and Donna, folks who would later become co-conspirators in Love Wins. Donna was telling me and my wife, Suzanne about her brother, who had once been homeless. She mentioned to us how his biggest need had been shoes and socks. After [...]
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Posted 04 February 2009
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Note: Guest post by Chad Miller
Almost year ago Suzanne and I began visiting people in downtown Raleigh. We never knew all that God would do through our lives. We have made a lot of new friends and met some people who really need substantial help. I always had a struggle of being [...]
Note: This is a guest post by Chad Miller.
It all started as my wife Suzanne and I began to think about what it meant to live a more “missional” or Christ-like life. We saw the shortcomings of our lives when it came to reaching out to those needing some sort of financial need. Sure, [...]