Matt from The Salvation Army of Central Virginia has done a remarkable job of sharing their mission and their work through a weekly video. Here’s one in-depth story from this week’s video: Danny’s story brings up a couple thoughts: Richmond…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…