I did the math, and over the last 23 years, The King’s Jubilee has served or provided about half a million meals to homeless people or to needy children or seniors on fixed incomes. We have distributed tons of clothing and blankets to families in need. We have moved dozens of houses full of furniture from . . . → Read More: The Donate Button is on the Right
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We have stopped serving on Tuesdays in Philadelphia. The Word In Action International Ministries has been able to recruit more volunteers. Also, the city is closing the Ridge Ave. Shelter, in front of which they serve, as their second site. Then there is my health. I have just been running ragged, trying to keep the business . . . → Read More: Tuesdays in Philadelphia – over It is not lost on us that the ban on outdoor serving of hot, nutritious meals to homeless and other poor people in Philadelphia goes into effect on April 13, Great and Holy Friday. The whole community was given very little warning. The proposals came out during Lent. There is at least a one month gap where there . . . → Read More: Great and Holy Friday Twice in the last week, at the same stoplight, I have found myself behind the same car with a bumper sticker that says, “God does not believe in atheists.” I’m sure whoever stuck it there did it to be funny and somehow thought provoking. Who knows? Maybe, this is what passes for evangelism these days in evangelical . . . → Read More: God DOES Believe in Atheists The McGraws, John Haggerty and I went to the Friends of Mount Moriah cemetery meeting in February. It was very encouraging. The city’s managing director’s chief of staff was there and talked about the progress of disentangling the ownership issue. The plan is that they want to turn it over to a public/private board with a . . . → Read More: Mount Moriah Cemetery Update The way Mayor Nutter is phrasing things, it is like he has “invited” us to come inside and that it is all about concern for the health and dignity of the homeless population. When asked about enforcement, he says, “I’ll get back to you on that.” The devil is in the details. He started using the Health Dept. . . . → Read More: Why Can’t We All Get Along? Holy Trinity Orthodox Church Lenten Retreat, March 24, 2012
I am sorry for posting this so late. I have been very ill and sleeping a lot. The King’s Jubilee was first formed out of the Saturday morning Bible study of about 150 men from E-Block at Graterford Prison. I shared the vision and asked them what I . . . → Read More: The King’s Jubilee started in a Prison so this event may be very relevant. Can someone make pasta and veggies for tonight? I have the ingredients. You can even come over and use my kitchen if you want. I’m sick. Karsten and John are bringing chili and tea down to the street. I was going to make the pasta and get the tea, etc., but not really up to the . . . → Read More: Pasta for Tonight In the early years of the church, when Christianity was illegal and most Christians were slaves or peasants, they performed a service for the pagans that was so convicting, such a testament to Christ’s love for all mankind, such a recognition of the image of God in every human being, an affirmation of the value of . . . → Read More: Are We Ready to Turn America Upside Down? This is my second “comment” given to Sally O’Brien to pass on to the Health Dept. of Philadelphia regarding their proposed regulation that would require us to submit a menu and schedule one year in advance, prepare food in a commercial kitchen that they inspect, get a permit, etc., etc. There have been no problems with . . . → Read More: Feeding the Poor is Sacramental |
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