Posts from ‘February, 2008’

Dear Friends,
I recently made a short video about my missionary work here in Raleigh (the video can be viewed here) and in it, I said Jesus is all about stretching my comfort zone. Never is that more apparent to me than right now.
If there is one thing I now know that I did not [...]

I grew up in the Protestant tradition, but I have a great deal of respect for Catholicism.
In fact, the two largest influences on my thinking, at least so far as the work of loving the poor goes, are Catholics, namely Mother Theresa of Calcutta and Dorothy Day, founder of the Catholic Worker Movement. It was [...]

There is no point in getting into an argument about this notion of loving. It is what Christianity is all about — take it or leave it. Christianity is not about ritual and moral living except insofar as these two express the love that causes both of them. We must at least pray for the [...]

My friends at Connections have been a huge help to me the last few weeks.
They have accepted me with open arms, put up with my drinking all the coffee and generally just made me feel at home. Thank you very much. I look forward to many years of future ministry together.
Lisa Creech Bledsoe, one of [...]

Last week I visited the nice folks at Connections Church in Raleigh/Cary. (They are right on the border). They were very interested in the work I am doing and the future plans I am working on, and want to know ways they can help in the work.
If you have been trying to track me down [...]