Guilty By Association
If we’re going to be salt and light in this world, Jesus is calling us to drop our fear of being guilty by association. A few stories from my experience illustrate this well.
Category: Director’s Thoughts
Is Your Charity Work Helping or Hurting?
I wrote this article a few years ago. It was relevant then, but I’d like to re-share it because I think it’s still relevant now. We’ve never had a time (since I came to America in 2005) that more people are needing help. In 2020 the COVID-19 pandemic has caused a lot of people to have to ask for…
Stay Safe, But Not too Safe
Stay safe! It’s a cute little phrase that’s been going around lately. Variations of this phrase are “be safe” and “stay home, stay healthy”. This and other similar expressions are spreading infectiously because of the Covid-19 pandemic that has shaken the whole world in recent months. While I’m not against common sense, PPE and quarantines, I am quite nauseated…
Fighting For The Men Of This City
Baby Daddies We are in a battle for the men of this city. We all know that the wider culture paints men as overweight, sex-obsessed idiots. But there is a cultural norm in the city that perceives fathers (now referred to as ‘baby-daddies’) as unnecessary in the upbringing of a child. This lie is believed by so many of…
Inner city kids don’t need programs, they need people
Inner city kids don’t need programs, they need people. I know what you’re thinking. This sounds rich coming from a person who runs programs. Are programs bad in themselves? No. Programs can be a conduit for relationship, for nurturing, for education, for mentorship, etc. Therefore, they CAN be a world of good. Programs are little help in themselves. They…
The Current Openness In The Muslim World & Our Christian Response
There has been buzz of media talk lately about Islam and religious extremism. We have world leaders telling us that the terrorist group Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS) has nothing to do with Islam. There is widespread uncertainty among America’s immigrant population as to what the ramifications will be for them with the new Presidential administration. We…
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Guilty By Association
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