by justministries | Jan 21, 2018 | mission, Youth on Fire
Island of Love Ten years ago, almost to the day, I returned from the Caribbean island of St. Lucia having just been there for a two week-alternative winter break trip with the amazing non-profit, The Good News Project. I had been on countless mission trips before, but... by justministries | Dec 26, 2017 | mission
Give the gift of tolerance this Christmas Tolerance… Merriam Webster’s definition is: “Sympathy or indulgence for beliefs or practices differing from or conflicting with one’s own; the act of allowing something.” I have been thinking a lot about tolerance lately. Our... by justministries | Dec 22, 2017 | mass incarceration, mission
Cut the cuffs part 1 I don’t know how it happened, but it seemed that God was speaking to me. There, in the same block that I was in, was a man with a head full of gray hair who spoke and behaved like me. I was only 19 years old. God told me, “this is you, if... by justministries | Dec 22, 2017 | mission
From Misery to Mission From misery to misson “Tell me three positive things about yourself,” I said to my client in our therapy session one day. We had been working for months on her self-esteem. Not only had she been bullied in school, but she also grew up with a...