tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5273706212232036223.post1433429845117941596..comments2024-01-07T08:56:53.333-05:00Comments on CLUTCH: making ministry realUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5273706212232036223.post-75848379260615391492008-11-24T22:47:00.000-05:002008-11-24T22:47:00.000-05:00Something we started last year was inviting people...Something we started last year was inviting people from our church who do not have family around and/or are single. I love hosting a large group of people; I guess it reminds me of my family. We love to serve those around us in a relational, tangible way.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17220270432928011967noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5273706212232036223.post-86653207292243912482008-11-24T02:04:00.000-05:002008-11-24T02:04:00.000-05:00We had Thanksgiving today (early) with my husband'...We had Thanksgiving today (early) with my husband's family because we're going to be out of the country with my family on the actual day.<BR/>As I was helping to prepare the food, I started feeling disgusted about how much care and attention and work I was putting in to preparing all this food for family and friends who've never been hungry a day in their lives.... <BR/>If I'd been preparing this food for a hungry stranger, would I have spent so much time finding just the right recipe? Would I have spent the extra money on organic ingredients? Would I have opted to make something simpler and less time-consuming if it had been for the crazy homeless woman down the street who walks around cursing everyone out all day?<BR/>Lots of introspection while boiling and slicing sweet potatoes...dpmhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03769753731954395328noreply@blogger.com