by Amy L. Sullivan | Jan 24, 2013 | activist faith, engaged in culture, SERVE
Traps line the way in serving others, and even the well-meaning, may lose their footing. As you look for ways to serve, I urge you to avoid these nasty distractions. The gold star trap. Growing a servant’s attitude doesn’t earn you extra gold stars. God...
by Amy L. Sullivan | Jan 23, 2013 | authentic christianity, bible literacy, i am bibledude, READ
[serialposts]It’s the middle of chapter three in Ephesians and Paul is still penning words from prison. And I pray that you, being rooted and established in love, may have power, together with all the saints to grasp how wide and long and high and deep is the love of...
by Amy L. Sullivan | Jan 17, 2013 | activist faith, engaged in culture, outreach, SERVE
A couple of weeks ago, our church’s bulletin contained a blurb about the new, permanent food pantry going up in our lobby. Members have the opportunity fill the pantry weekly, and then, the contents of the pantry are donated to a local public school. Nice....
by Amy L. Sullivan | Jan 10, 2013 | activist faith, engaged in culture, SERVE
Recently, while I was supposed to be serving, I judged a mother of twins. It was easy to judge this woman. Her babies’ clothes dirty, tufts of hair ratty, noses runny.The twins didn’t babble. They were old enough to talk in baby speak. I know these things. I have...
by Amy L. Sullivan | Jan 3, 2013 | activist faith, engaged in culture, SERVE
In the book, Praying for Strangers, River Jordan discusses her ambitious New Year’s resolution. Jordan commits to pray for a complete stranger every day for an entire year. Jordan takes readers with her as she encounters a variety of people: a bruised teen, angry...