where Pastor thanks the Lord Jesus for the "gifts, tithes and offerings," in the 10-ish years i've attended that little church, Pastor has never, ever inserted a plug in any of his sermons, for mo moneh. You see, Pastor is way more concerned about people coming to a saving knowledge of the Lord Jesus Christ - and so, not ending up forever in hell - than he is about getting more stupid money. Pastor has mentioned a few times, in thanks-giving, that the church is solvent, and has some left over to help fund a missionary - who's somewhere in Africa, and a local ministry that helps struggling moms. There's also another local ministry that helps financially distressed people in general.
Speaking of helping poor people, just read an article yesterday. This lady had volunteered in soup kitchens and such, for quite sometime. Over the years, she has heard the mantra that atheists and pagans put in the legwork also - ya know, that you don't need the Lord God to do good.
Well, she said, the kitchens and such are very grateful for volunteers - period! And it's always the same type of people who show up to load or unload the boxes, stock the shelves, make the meals, clean up after, deliver stuff to needy families or individuals... Always, always the same type of people. Ya know, people who attend church, where Jesus Christ is honored as Lord and savior. Funny how that works, eh?
My UU does the soup kitchen, and pretty sure there's some atheists in that bunch. I've gotten help from Christians and atheists alike. I think this depends on whether someone is a good person inside.
ReplyDeleteDear Peeps, i think it depends on the organization; if it's run by baptists, the volunteers will probably be baptists. For the most part, however, it's usually Christians doing the leg-work, in one form or another.
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