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With April 7th in mind

Our church has been reaching out to families in need in the community. On April 7th we will be serving dinner to these families and having a service afterwards to share the Gospel. This post by Frank Turk at TeamPyro is very thought provoking. Read the comments, too.

Mercy ministry

The church is having a give-what-you-can yard sale on Saturday. This morning several folks sorted and organized the clothes, toys, and household goods that people donated. Several months ago, the church gave away boxes of food to families in need. These same families were contacted about the "sale". Our prayers is that practical needs will be met and the gospel can be shared. Today's post by Frank Turk was very thought provoking especially in light of this coming Satuday. Here's an excerpt: If you want an example of how to love, that's the example, folks: not filling a shoe box anonymously with some stuff for a kid who has a dad in prison (although, I admit, that's pretty good – it's a lot better than doing nothing), but finding that kid, or any of the people in your analogically-local trailer park, and doing something personally costly for them. Like being seen in public with them, and giving them a hug as if you mean it. You know: because you do it mor...