As Jesus was on his way, the crowds almost crushed him. And a woman was there who had been subject to bleeding for twelve years, but no one could heal her. She came up behind him and touched the edge of his cloak, and immediately her bleeding stopped. “Who touched me?” Jesus asked. When they … Continue reading Ministry of Healing
Life has been crazy, and updating my blog has been the last thing on my mind. I married my wonderful wife, Caitlyn, January 14, and have been getting settled into our new life. But now I’m back, hard at work, to the blogging life. -- God continues to surprise me. He uses the most unlikely … Continue reading The Insignificant Kingdom
Honesty. Brutal honesty. About life, about God, about you. One of my favorite things about street people is their transparency. Yeah, most people think that they’re liars and cheaters, willing to say anything to get $5 from you or a ride somewhere. Really they’ll do anything to get out of work, right? Right… If there … Continue reading Brutal Honesty
God lives in us, and we live in in community. Most of the people we see have been abandoned by so many people throughout their lives. One way to show God to these people to foster community. Every week, we sit around a table and let God speak through relationship. And he has spoken powerfully. … Continue reading God Live In Us, We Live In Community
As we drove through downtown North Little Rock, I looked out the window at rundown buildings, fast food restaurants, littered sidewalks, and passing cars. We pulled up to the coffee shop, got out of the van, dodged passing cars as we crossed the road, and hurried into the crowded shop. Hipsters and Suits sat around … Continue reading Just Look
Jesus answered them, “It is not the healthy who need a doctor, but the sick. I have not come to call the righteous, but sinners to repentance.” Tell me, what makes someone a sinner? Is Jesus saying that he calls those who have made mistakes? Is he exclusively calling those who have murdered, or adulterated? … Continue reading What We Do Here
I have grown more in my faith in our Lord Jesus Christ and in my knowledge of God’s love in the last month here, at River City Ministry, than in my entire time as a Christian. Yeah, I know that’s a bold statement. But it’s true. Sitting face-to-face with sex offenders, with felons, with the … Continue reading The First Month
