tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11840313.post117081955035319507..comments2024-03-10T10:54:59.776-07:00Comments on Ben Witherington: A Church Home for the HomelessBen Witheringtonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06017701050859255865noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11840313.post-78879783580445818652007-02-10T20:21:00.000-08:002007-02-10T20:21:00.000-08:00Wow! Thanks so much for posting this. You reminded...Wow! Thanks so much for posting this. You reminded me of the 3am donut shop and diner times I had in NYC getting to know some of the coolest people you'll ever meet. I miss that. Some of my favorite memories are from those places and times.Irenicumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13409091214695782381noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11840313.post-36322463904558174472007-02-09T18:55:00.000-08:002007-02-09T18:55:00.000-08:00Thanks Dr. W. This story always touches me deeply....Thanks Dr. W. This story always touches me deeply. Some of us are trying to create a Ministry Center in Chattanooga, TN where the street people and prostitutes will find love and freedom. We just need about $4 million to purchase the facility. I'll let you know when we get it.Buckyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16175586224294936201noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11840313.post-36058207036407227762007-02-08T06:30:00.000-08:002007-02-08T06:30:00.000-08:00A friend directed me to this post. Thanks very mu...A friend directed me to this post. Thanks very much for posting in. I'm involved in a simple church downtown with the homeless. I've been amazed what God will do if we just get past our own preconceived notions about what church is and how it has to function.<BR/><BR/>john<BR/>www.intheway.typepad.comJohn Lunthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05083846671657784269noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11840313.post-1170923503677186122007-02-08T00:31:00.000-08:002007-02-08T00:31:00.000-08:00When I was in third grade, our pastor told a story...When I was in third grade, our pastor told a story about telling a homeless man that he could not come to worship unless he showered first. That bothered me then, later I felt i agreed with the pastor. Now I feel ashamed that we feel this way as a church. What could be an accepting reason for turning away the hurting, the sick, the hungry?BChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00876981271110230978noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11840313.post-1170877359213723632007-02-07T11:42:00.000-08:002007-02-07T11:42:00.000-08:00Thank you for sharing this awesome story with us! ...Thank you for sharing this awesome story with us! This is a perfect example of the Love and Grace of Jesus Christ!!Michaelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02864261918158758333noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11840313.post-1170863903795449182007-02-07T07:58:00.000-08:002007-02-07T07:58:00.000-08:00There is a 20-minute film called The Least of Thes...There is a 20-minute film called <I>The Least of These</I> which tells a modified version of this story (crediting Campolo as the source). It's nicely done, with low cheesiness.<BR/><BR/><A HREF="http://www.oldfashionedpictures.com/the_least_of_these.html" REL="nofollow">Find it here</A>Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12704891946787800533noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11840313.post-1170850147433113922007-02-07T04:09:00.000-08:002007-02-07T04:09:00.000-08:00"And the goats will say, when did we see you naked..."And the goats will say, when did we see you naked and not cloth you, or hungry and not feed you, and in prison and not visit you?" The King answered: "Inasmuch as you have not done it to the least of these, you have not done it to me."<BR/><BR/>Maybe we could have a whole new theory of church growth, one not tied to targeting upwardly mobile middle class people? Maybe we should in the first place go after the least, last and the lost, those who we can't extract money from? Maybe God would especially honor a self-less approach to evangelism, kind of like Jesus' approach during his ministry? Just a thought.<BR/><BR/>BW3Ben Witheringtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06017701050859255865noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11840313.post-1170832683551878542007-02-06T23:18:00.000-08:002007-02-06T23:18:00.000-08:00I'm involved in church services for the homeless i...I'm involved in church services for the homeless in my town.<BR/>The Salvation Army has a Service Center here, where they can stay during the day and wash their clothes and so on. On sunday afternoon there is a church service of 1 hour. (So it's indoor, but not in a church building. It is very much in their own environment.) Some of them are participating (setting up the sound system, playing a guitar.) During the week someone organizes a Bible Study in the same place.<BR/>People of various denominations are involved in these services. Sometimes it is very noisy and people walk in and out during the service. But most of them come to meet the Lord!Ruud Vermeijhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06947453585488967314noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11840313.post-1170826415059437312007-02-06T21:33:00.000-08:002007-02-06T21:33:00.000-08:00I'd forgotten the Campolo story- We really need pe...I'd forgotten the Campolo story- We really need people like him spurring us on to good works. The highlight of my time at Geneva College was his visit there in 1991.<BR/><BR/>I'm reading a book about a guy who holds church services for the homeless under an interstate bridge in Texas. His group is called Mission Waco and the church is called.. well, Church Under the Bridge, of course. The book is Trolls and Truth by Jimmy Dorrell.yuckabuckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05286909279733012915noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11840313.post-1170825111435469602007-02-06T21:11:00.000-08:002007-02-06T21:11:00.000-08:00I love it!I love it!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com