Tag Archives: homelessness

What If All The Kids Had Coats? Praying For A Christmas Miracle (A Mustard Seed Musing)

Posted on November 17, 2014 by Jacob Sahms

The little girl came into church with her two brothers and her two older cousins. I noticed she was shivering, and that her hoodie looked pretty threadbare. The weather has turned for the colder, and it’s only supposed to get … Continue reading →

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Strangers At My Door: Radical Hospitality (Book Review)

Posted on February 4, 2014 by Jacob Sahms

Jonathan and Leah Wilson-Hartgrave have taken hospitality to a whole new level. Founding Rutba House, they have ingrained themselves in Walltown, a Durham, NC, neighborhood, where they take in homeless men and women so that they can land safely and … Continue reading →

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Gimme Shelter: Stop Dancing With Your Demons (Movie Review)

Posted on January 24, 2014 by Jacob Sahms

Based on a true story, Gimme Shelter shines a light on a grim world where the foster care system, homelessness, drug abuse, and teen pregnancy collide. Vanessa Hudgens stars as Apple, who finally flees her drug addict mother (Rosario Dawson) to reconnect … Continue reading →

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A Christmas Prayer (A Mustard Seed Musing)

Posted on December 23, 2013 by Jacob Sahms

A prayer for Christmas Eve: Holy God, I wonder what you see when you look at us. Do you see the ways that we strove to be like Jesus this year? Do you see the times we fed the hungry, … Continue reading →

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Sunday’s Sermon Today: It’s Your Time (Esther 4:1-16)

Posted on October 2, 2013 by Jacob Sahms

Do you recognize the moments when God is calling you, daring you, to step out of your comfort zone and do the impossible? In the lead up to our Scripture today, we see the way that Esther’s life was all … Continue reading →

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Sunday’s Sermon Today: Finding Home (Ruth Part I)

Posted on July 31, 2013 by Jacob Sahms

This sermon is Part I of a two-part series. I will preach this sermon on Ruth 1 at the 9 a.m. service for The Stand, on the first day that it meets in the sanctuary of Blandford UMC, on August … Continue reading →

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