Thursday, July 23, 2009

Showing Christ the right way

Showing Christ has lately meant showing arrogance, condemnation, and condescension to those who aren't a Christian or the right kind of Christian. These people haven't met Christ and give him a black name. I would much rather show Christ in the manner of Hadwen Park Congregational Church of Worcester County, Mass. Their ministry is to gays seeking asylum in USA due to persecution in their home country. Three of them are from Uganda, Jamaica, and Lebanon -- places where a crowd is likely to beat you if they find you're gay. The church's mission is very much hands-on. They've been feeding the men from their food pantry, paying rent and phone bills, taking them on clothes shopping trips, and even hosting them in their homes. That's showing Christ.

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