Archive for the ‘ justice ’ Category
The community center of The Simple Way, a (unfortunately) unique community that serves in one of the poorest communities in Philadelphia, was struck with a seven-alarm fire yesterday. Eight families are currently homeless, and several small businesses have been destroyed as a result. Some of you may have heard about The Simple Way through the writings of Shane [ READ MORE ]
What do you think of when you think of justice? Do you think of justice? Are you just? What does that even mean? How does your faith in God relate to what you believe about justice? In my mind, justice was relegated to thoughts of criminal convictions for about the first 25 years of my life. [ READ MORE ]
Join guest speaker Greg Paul, author of God in the Alley and Executive Director of Sanctuary Ministries, and Chris Jarvis for an interactive seminar on June 16 at Grace Community Church. Greg will be sharing about his experience in Toronto working in a downtown neighborhood plagued with homelessness, drugs, prostitution, unemployment and AIDS. Through drop-ins, street [ READ MORE ]