Breeding Non-Toxic Charity
As with most of what I post on the blog, I write more for me than for you. Along my own journey, I hope you can pick up something helpful for your own journey. Friends have mentioned Toxic Charity numerous…
Aaron
A husband and daddy, born, raised, educated & employed in #RVA. Director of Programming @1stThings1stRVA. Making the most of life in Our City.
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Real Life: The Mite at Work
On Friday, we looked at the story of the Widow’s Mite from the Gospel of Luke. Here’s a modern day example: We’ll call her Trisha. Trisha visited our Food Pantry a few times. Her health kept her down more than…
The Widow’s Mite
In the midst of writing these posts over the past few days, I ran across this life lesson Jesus taught his disciples. The experience is told in Mark 12. 41Jesus sat down near the collection box in the Temple and…
Did You Get An Invitation?
When I was younger, we lived in a small neighborhood. Most of our playtime was at one of a few friends’ homes, or on the cul de sac in front of our house. Because we were almost always outside, we…
Micah’s Mantra
This Scripture is quoted often when social justice and the Church meet. Many a mission experiences have emblazoned these words on t-shirts, logos, buses, programs and training handouts. And rightly so. There is great power packed into these few…
Close the Food Pantry Already! [Part 2]
This post is a continuation from yesterday’s introduction to why we need to change the food pantry goals. Here are four things Lupton says we need to consider in our development work: Don’t subsidize poverty When we give away food…