The Parable of the Reckless Samaritan Who Is My Neighbor? Mercy and generosity are terribly difficult for me. It turns out, I'm not alone. I remember back to my college days when a good friend of mine, Scotty, who was a member of the freshman Bible study I led came up to me after a meeting flustered and upset. We had talked earlier that night about giving to the poor. ...

Dear Family, We are thrilled with how well the Love the Door building campaign has been tracking. We have received over 60% of our commitments so far, and as an elder board, we are humbled by thegenerosity of ourchurch. We do need to update you on a recent turn of events, however. The landlord has sold the East building where the Live For More Center (or LMFC) is located...

Back in my early 20s I went to a church in Fayetteville, NC.Village Baptist Church. Great church. Had the old school choir of about 50 people in it who sang their hearts out every Sunday. And I decided to join it. I'll never forget as I was leaving the sanctuary one morning, and older man walked up to me and grabbed my head with large hands. He then puckered his lips and ...