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What does street ministry in San Francisco look like?
Sometimes like this: But, for me, I found my own kind of audience that seems to relate very well with me:
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We Found Vinton Street in San Francisco
If you are a fan of the show “Monk,” you know the running street name is “Vinton.” Just about anything that is happening with a street name is happening on Vinton Street. We were touring China Town in San Francisco and FOUND Vinton Street. Here is the sign: And here is… wait for it… the street:
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Scariest Thought About the Tenderloin
As we leave San Francisco, we have joy in our hearts. God is doing such an amazing work in the Tenderloin district through wonderful ministries like City Impact. Here is the scariest thought, though. What would this place look like WITHOUT the salt and light of the Church? It’s rough now. It’s a bit scary now. But without great people…
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Garbage
Every city has its garbage dump. They have a place where they want to sweep most of their problems and how it stays mostly in that area. My city has it. San Francisco had it. Every city has a place they hope to contain their problems.
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Stuff
I came on this trip fairly proud of my ability to pack light. Moving things around every night and morning I realize I still deal with too much stuff in my life. I was so proud that I came with only my phone, then get frustrated when I can’t get decent cell coverage to upload a blog.I deal with too…
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The positives of this generation
In this mission where we are serving there are several college aged kids interning. What I love about this current generation is their willingness to serve and they DO IT. These folks are throwing themselves into this work with joy. It’s great to see.
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Hard Heart, Soft Life
One of the things about any missions trip is it reveals a couple of things quickly: the condition of the heart and body. I may spend my life pastoring an inner ring suburb, where there are challenges of new ethnic groups, older groups not wanting change, poverty, transition, etc., that doesn’t mean I am used to ANY situation around me.…
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Poverty is poverty
We are currently in San Francisco on our missions trip. You can literally across the street and move from abject poverty to fabulous wealth. But poverty is not about what is on the outside. Spiritual poverty exists all through the city.
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Fear of the Lord is the START of Wisdom
The fear of the LORD is the beginning of wisdom; all who follow his precepts have good understanding. To him belongs eternal praise. (Psalm 111:10, NIV) Holy respect is always a good start. It keeps me from thinking of God as my “beer buddy,” or some other inane term we like to think of when we want God to just like us…
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The Fall of David
2 Samuel 11 David’s “great sin” was not simply having an affair with Bathsheba. It was compounded by murdering her husband. It was driven by covetousness. All that he had as king… and he wanted one more possession. The question I have on this story, along with Nathan’s rebuke, is this: Does David seem to “give up” after this? He is…
