“At about 11:00 pm EDT on July 25th 2009, Forrest stopped at a gas station in the Atlanta neighborhood of Mechanicsville.With him was his 11-year-old godson. As the boy went inside the gas station, Forrest went to the back of his car to add air to a low tire. As this occurred, a man robbed him… [Read more…]
July 16, 2009
Yesterday I was witness to a rage…a rage like I had not seen in many years. Breanna and I were driving down Boulevard in downtown Atlanta returning from my local shoe repair place and were stopped by the light at the corner of North and Boulevard. Suddenly, out of now where these children appear…running down… [Read more…]
July 14, 2009
Every other Sunday night we have people in our home to gather around gospel community and the scriptures. This past Sunday went well, but things have definitely slowed down a little since summer hit. Still, we had some time to build community, and share in the scriptures, and I could see genuine spark in everyone… [Read more…]
July 11, 2009
Yesterday was an emotional roller coaster for me. I have spent the last two weeks investing in a man’s life here in Atlanta. He is homeless, but says he wants a fresh run at life. He used to be in inside sales, and have a “good” life as we measure it culturally, and by societal… [Read more…]
July 6, 2009
The great reformer Martin Luther rightly said that, as sinners, we are prone to pursue a relationship with God in one of two ways. The first is religion/spirituality and the second is the gospel. The two are antithetical in every way. Religion says that if we obey God He will love us. The gospel says… [Read more…]
July 3, 2009
There are three possible lens or world views that most people hold today, through which they view and process life. The religious world view, which believes that through a series of pleasing and good actions one can earn the love and approval of God, and as such are promised good things to happen to them… [Read more…]
July 3, 2009
So here is the scoop, in case you missed it in my many insinuations. I written pages and pages of our story, and how we got here, and why we chose Atlanta, and even what happened once we got here. One of the major, and seemingly tragic things that happened was our first group kind… [Read more…]
July 28, 2009
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