On The Basis Of Love

I was reading Paul’s letter Philemon the other day and verse 9 hit me.
He writes to Phil (can I call him Phil?):
Though I am bold enough in Christ to command you to do your duty, yet I would rather appeal to you on the basis of love (8-9).
It’s probably the easier way to get things [...]

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A Plea to All Christians and Churches

My wife’s interfaith shelter received two donations of food last week, one from a church and one from a non-religious organization.
One donation was a bag of food per person. Each bag had a roast beef sandwich, a ham sandwich, 2 small cans of orange juice, a bag of cookies, a granola cereal bar, condiments, and [...]

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The American Dream

I’m reading a book of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr’s sermons entitled A Knock at Midnight.
Today, I read his sermon called “The American Dream” and came across this section that inspired me, challenged me, motivated me, to see what love your enemies should really look like, and how love can conquer all. The excerpt [...]

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Thursday Night in Chinatown

I thought about it over and over, whether if I should do this or not.
The idea came to me last Thursday, as I sat in reflected on what happened. I thought maybe this would be a bad idea, as if I’m trying to exploit the people, or maybe my motives were not genuine.
But the more [...]

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God to Me: “There’s Hope For You Yet”

I’ve been discontent this past week. Angry even.
At myself. At my church. At the Church. Disillusioned a little.
But mostly at myself. And it was eating at me to no end.
I couldn’t bear to look at myself as a Christian. Actually, I just got tired of the label “Christian.”
Comfortable and lazy. That’s what I have become. [...]

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