We are faced every day with so many opportunities to remember we are not the center of the universe, that God has commanded us to love others as we love ourselves, knowing that when it came right down to it, the One who is the center of the universe was willing to do it first.
@JulianeWriter Many churches just dont have adequate funds to pay the numbers of these kinds of requests received—but many financially support and refer people to organizations that can help, or are able to provide support in other ways (grocery baskets, gas cards, etc).
@seanfeucht I live in Bloomington. I go to this mall often. Security is tight because fights do break out. MOA is private property. If you didn’t get permission to hold a gathering on mall property, that’s why you were asked to disperse.
@seanfeucht The Bloomington Police Chief is actually a committed believer. We have a great police force that is actively supportive of local organizations, including churches. Our city has also been very cooperative in allowing church gatherings in public spaces.
@dani3l_dan@timkellernyc Because it began with “last on Pandemic,” yet (unless I’m missing something) he hadn’t posted anything else about the pandemic. Plus his profile says he rarely posts about current issues. And it just felt off-brand. 🙂
@kristenmcknight@reachjulieroys@compassion I don’t love it, but I also suspect a large percentage of Compassion sponsorships have been the result of a their presence at large scale CCM concerts and events over the years, which I would assume they paid for…