Thinking About God

LET THE CHILDREN COME

Kids at Risk, Thinking About GodOctober 20, 2025776Views 0Likes 0Comments

Jesus Christ sat teaching and people begin to bring their children to him, pressing in, pushing them close. His disciples saw what was happening and quickly pushed back. In the days of Jesus' ministry on earth children didn't simply walk up to a Rabbi and hop on his lap. Children occupied a much more vulnerable, humble…

A FEW WORDS ABOUT IMMIGRATION

Human Trafficking, Immigration, Justice, Thinking About God, TransitionsJune 20, 20251KViews 1Like 0Comments

Our words matter. They have power. They can bring dignity and humanity into someone's life. Or they can make someone feel rejected and shattered. In our world today, people use words like weapons on the internet, or they shout them angrily in the street while protesting something they don't like. Years of working with people…

FAILING TO SUCCESS

The Lighthouse Resource Center, Thinking About God, TransitionsMarch 12, 20251KViews 0Likes 0Comments

Guest post written by Christopher Alarcón, Mission To El Salvador Program Director Failure can be a great motivator, but sometimes it becomes an obstacle on our path to victory. It generates doubts, feelings of insecurity, and limits us from seeing beyond our own person purpose. The Lighthouse Resource Center had the opportunity to hold a…

INVITATION

Holidays, Advent, Thinking About GodJanuary 13, 20231KViews 0Likes 0Comments

They came in slowly at first, the ones we’ve been connecting with all year. Our friends facing addictions and trauma. The dear ones who are scrambling up the slope of healing from exploitation and years of abandonment, when hope slides away like rocks under their feet. The climb is steep and lonely and we’ve been…

WHAT ARE YOU WILLING TO DO FOR OTHERS?

A New Dawn, Thinking About GodAugust 12, 20221KViews 0Likes 0Comments

Today’s blog is shared by Christopher, our New Dawn Residential Program Director. If you daily ask yourself what you are willing to do for others, you may come to find that your love for others becomes so great that it leads you to do the impossible. In the Bible, we find a similar story where…

THOSE WHO SOW IN LOVE WILL HARVEST LOVE

Advent, Thinking About God, Urban MinistryFebruary 22, 20221KViews 0Likes 0Comments

Today’s blog was written by Katia Peña, one of our case coordinators in the Lighthouse Resource Center. Recently, I have seen how bountiful a harvest can be if we sow with love, and the blessings we can reap have been surprising. Sowing with love means keeping our commitment to God to share his love with…