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A Meditation on Homelessness & What We Can do About It

Here is an essay I was asked to write for one of our local publications. Hope you enjoy: For a few years running the churches in my hometown have been participating in an event we call homeless night. The Junior and Seni…
Is the Church Getting a Bad Reputation?

Is the Church Universal getting a bad rap? For as long as I can remember, those within the walls of the church and those outside it have been complaining about the work the church is doing in the world. Even a song so…
What is Your Church Doing?

Have a question you want us to ask? Send it to us! Churches are more than just groups of people who meet once a week. They also do things. Maybe your church is having a series that really challenges you. Maybe your…
God Cares About Haiti

By Sharon at SheWorships These last few days I have been heavy hearted as news of the devastation in Haiti continues to filter our way. What is perhaps most difficult to understand about a catastrophe like this is why t…
When Charity Turns Into Entitlement

By Sharon at SheWorships Today I was talking to my mom about a tough situation she’s recently found herself in. For the past couple years she’s been helping out a friend financially whenever things got tight, but the s…
The Last American to Stay: Carl Wilkins, and His Example of Courage

The other night, I had the opportunity to hear Carl Wilkens at one of the local homeless shelters in my hometown. Now prior to hearing him speak I didn't know much about him, the extent I knew of him at that time was w…
How to Help in Haiti

My Grandpa Harold Herr is in Haiti. He was outside his house when the quake hit. He is ok. There are many who are not ok. Here are some legitimate ways you an help: InterAction.org has compiled a list of organizations…
Good Samaritans: Are They Becoming Less Common?

A couple of days ago I was in a Costco store, when I heard some talk that disrupted the usual customer babble. I turned around and saw a man laying on the concrete floor. There were a few customers with their shoppin…
Stuff Christians Like: Raising Money to Build Kindergartens in Vietnam

The blogosphere is a surprisingly powerful thing. Celebrities are made, rumors are spread, and people are united all in one abstract, digitally existent universe. Revelife is a part of this world, and there are many…
There She Is, Miss... Homeless?

It sounds like something out of a satirical comedy film. A group of ten homeless women in Belgium recently competed in the Little Miss Homeless pageant, the prize being a year of rent-free living. Contest winner, 58-y…