And while good does come from “Go Big” forms of ministry, there are other ways to love others like Jesus. If we think the big splash ministry is the only way to minister, then we will ignore all the small, effective, practical ways of loving others that might actually make more tangi...
However, I recently had a discussion with some who said something like this: “I’m a follower of Jesus. If Jesus obeyed the law, then so will I.” While it sounds biblical on the surface, it’s misguided. In this post, I’d like to briefly survey what the Bible teaches about bein...
In a statement during his 2015 Bolivia visit–which sounded like an echo of a neo-Marxist scholar named Immanuel Wallerstein–Francis said that poor countries should not be reduced to being providers of raw material and cheap labor for developed countries. The Pontiff urged world leaders to adopt...
3 Serve others!You know the acronym JOY: Jesus, Others, Yourself. After putting God first in your life and thoughts, put others second. Even when you don’t feel like it, be kind. Die to self and selfish desires. Pour yourself into others. You have been blessed; now go and be a b...
As we serve God, we’ll get closer to him each and every day. And one powerful way to serve God is to serve others. When we serve those in need around us, we get to see God’s love in action by being his hands and feet. And nothing brings us closer to God than seeing him at...
Reaching out to those in need is a tangible expression of Christ’s love for the world.As followers of Jesus, we are called to serve others and meet their needs, whether physical, emotional, or spiritual. This could involve volunteering at a local charity, donating food or clothing to the...
Again and again I sent all my servants the prophets to you. They said, “Each of you must turn from your wicked ways and reform your actions; do not follow other gods to serve them. Then you will live in the land I have given to you and your ancestors.” But you have not paid ...
The US always calculates economic cost when responding to public health issues and emergencies. For example, when the wildfires swept across California in 2018, the local government paid inmates only $1 an hour to fight the fires. In many parts of the US, even firefighting has been privatized...
to identify those around me who were really like Jesus and to go rub up against them in hopes that some of it would rub off. After we quit laughing, I took to heart the importance of identifying the qualities of Jesus in others and learning from them how to make them in my own life...
Our responsibility is only to serve in the way in which we feel compelled. With that in mind, here are five things you can do to help the poor that really do help: 1. Begin in the church and move from there.So, practically, this means a couple of things: service starts within...