Prayer walking underway
We appreciate your concern about the troubling disturbance* we experienced on the corner beside our Arnett Boulevard offices earlier this week. In response, the surrounding faith community was energized to join us in our first organized Neighborhood Prayerwalk on Saturday. His Branches has been teaming up with Caleb Ministries, New Life Fellowship, and other churches to cover our neighborhood in prayer and work with others in the community to redeem the streets. Over 20 men and women of faith, schooled in prayer and concerned about the welfare of the people in the 19th Ward community,...
Read MoreSt. Patrick’s Day
When we consider St. Patrick let’s put aside the leprechauns and shamrocks and all the fanciful trappings that have come to surround the celebration of St. Patrick’s Day for a moment and consider the man himself. Who was Patrick, and what did he do? A good place to find out is Thomas Cahill’s engrossing book, “How the Irish Saved Civilization” which clearly relates Patrick’s pivotal role in the remarkable story of Ireland’s part in maintaining Western culture while the Dark Ages settled on Europe. In the meantime, David Jeremiah’s meditation...
Read MoreNeighborhood Prayer Walk
We will be prayer-walking in the Arnett Boulevard neighborhood for at least the next 5 Saturdays, from this Saturday forward. The first time this Saturday begins at 11 am, coordinated by New Life Fellowship, and thereafter it will begin at 9:30 am, coordinated by Caleb Ministries. Once a month, we will be partnering with New Life in prayer walking. Also, plans are being made to prayer-walk on a week day as well. This will also accommodate those who cannot make it on Saturdays: we will let you know when that day is scheduled. Come out and join us – the more prayer walkers the...
Read MoreSuper Tuesday Thoughts
R.I.P. religious right? By Daniel Burke, CNN Religion Editor Was [Super Tuesday] a coming-out party for atheists or a funeral dirge for the religious right? In an election year full of questions, Super Tuesday raised a few more, as voters in 12 states went to the polls and the GOP’s Donald Trump and Democrats’ Hillary Clinton emerged as big winners. Exit polls can’t answer every question about Tuesday. They didn’t plumb the depth of religious commitment among Trump’s evangelical flock, or measure the size of the “God gap” between supporters of Bernie...
Read MoreOde to Black History
To Dr. Martin Luther King Jr… love always He and many others fought for freedom and won Some measure of progress The greatness of which Time still tells the story of… Generation succeeds generation We live in a new day With a new voice And a new song Yet… We labor still for freedom For ourselves, For all men All creeds to understand God’s plan “Yes, we hold these truths to be self-evident, That all men are created equal by God And endowed by their Creator with inalienable Rights” Which they should never be striped of So, we labor with God for true freedom...
Read MoreIt’s a great MLK Weekend!
INFORMATION ON MLK WEEKEND: Luminary Kit making party Join the fun and make luminaries at the 19th Ward Community Association office, 216 Thurston Road on Sunday, January 17, from 1:00 – 3:00 pm. Get your luminaries: Luminaries are available at the office during office hours; on Sunday, 1/7, during the kit making; and at the Arnett Café on Monday, January 18, from 4-6 pm. Or make your own luminaries by following the instructions found here. Canning jars also work well. Events: On Martin Luther King Day (Monday, January 18) set your luminaries out in front of your home between the sidewalk...
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