Deuteronomy 14
Deuteronomy 14 goes over forbidden practices, tithing and taking care of those less fortunate. God did not want Israel to imitate pagan practices, such as cutting themselves when someone dies. They were expected to reflect God's glory instead, and their own...
Deuteronomy 13
I know that reading the Bible every day really helps me, in every area of my life; however, sometimes I allow life to get in the way, which happened over the past few weeks. In those weeks, I have re-connected with and talked to healers, shamans, energy workers,...
Community at Work!
On the way to church this morning, I got a call from C, a guy I met yesterday while handing out lunch bags, and who lives in a homeless camp near where we were handing them out. He met a single Mom who was looking for housing. I went by after church, and he had met...
This Weeks Journey
This past week was a whirlwind of activity! The week started with a visit with S. I have known S for almost a year now, and it has taken time to build up the trust needed to allow us to help her beyond just giving money and food. We had a great conversation over...
Deuteronomy 12
God is instructing the people to follow his laws: where to worship and how to worship - "Turn to the place the Lord your God chooses from all your tribes to put his name for his dwelling and go there (12:5)." There are instructions on tithing and the sacrifice and...
A New Year For Love and Community
2022 was the first year of the Outreach, and we learned so much! There has been happiness, and there have been tears. We have met some wonderful people along the way and are very excited about all that will take place in 2023! We met and have gotten to know many...
Coffee and Bo-Berry Biscuits
At today's meeting we discussed the good Samaritan from Luke 10: 25-37: And behold, a lawyer stood up to put him [Jesus] to the test, saying, "Teacher, what shall I do to inherit eternal life?" [Jesus] said to him, "What is written in the Law? How do you read it?"...
Christmas Love to Those in Need
During our visits last week, we were able to bless several folks with warm socks, gloves, hats, and a bag of food all wrapped up in a Christmas bag with a Christmas card. Thank you so much to the Sunday School group of Green Pines Baptist Church in Knightdale for...
Saying Goodbye
When talking with individuals who are living on the street, we hear stories about others they have come to know over the years who have passed away. I could not anticipate how quickly the news of someone passing from this community would make its way to me. Over the...
Some of the Rest of the Rest of the Story
My last blog post was written to share cool things buried in the Christmas story that most of us are unaware of. They are there so we might know who baby Jesus really was and know that only God could have written the story. Because there are so many nuggets, I...