This morning a friend of mine who works daily with friends without homes in Indianapolis invited me to join him at an AA meeting in order to help me better understand the program as I look to get more involved with connecting with those entering recovery programs. Sitting in a room full of addicts in …
Category: Vulnerability
What "Home" Are We Living For?
By faith he (Abraham) went to live in the land of promise, as in a foreign land, living in tents with Isaac and Jacob, heirs with him of the same promise. For he was looking forward to the city that has foundations, whose designer and builder is God.... These all died in faith, not having …
Being At The Mercy Of Another
This past weekend I had the "opportunity" to experience just a piece of the helplessness many of the most vulnerable people in our city experience on a daily basis. This was not a staged learning experience where you know no matter what's going on it's only pretend, but instead a situation where you are in …
Secure Your Own Mask First
Recently a friend posted a quote on Facebook from Emotionally Healthy Spirituality by Peter Scazzero. I found the quote so good I decided to check the book out at our local library and read more. Having been on a journey towards a more emotionally healthy faith over the past nine years (I'm sure I still have …
Wisdom Found Under A Bridge
During our missional communities time serving friends without homes alongside Food 4 Souls yesterday, we served a different route than we usually travel. Though we missed the friends we've made on our normal route, this change gave us the opportunity to meet Fred. Fred was travelling along with one of the outreach workers from Food …
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