by smiphilly | Jul 13, 2017 | Uncategorized
07.13.2017 The past two and a half weeks have been incredibly rich and complicated. As a group, we’ve felt both the burden of human suffering and the glory of God that outweighs it all. Just the other night, we exited the church building to find a middle-aged man who...
by smiphilly | Jul 13, 2017 | Uncategorized
07.13.2017 Yesterday, I saw a man overdose on cocaine. Fall to the ground. Be resuscitated. Then, refuse help. All the while, repeatedly saying “I’m sorry.” “A sacrifice to God is a broken spirit, A broken and humble heart, God shall not...
by smiphilly | Jul 12, 2017 | Uncategorized
07.12.2017 Five of us stayed up late in the Church basement last night, watching stupid videos about “Neature”, having semi-deep conversations about life, and using a watermelon as a medball to do a workout. When we finally called it a night and stepped outside, we...
by smiphilly | Jul 12, 2017 | Uncategorized
07.07.2017 When I was scheduled to write the blog on July 7th, I knew this would be a special day. I don’t like to over spiritualize things, but I really felt as if there was a divine purpose for my blog assignment date. And there was. Just like there was a divine...
by smiphilly | Jul 11, 2017 | Uncategorized
07.09.2017 Revelation 21:4 says ‘God will wipe every tear from their eyes. There will be no more death’ or mourning or crying or pain, for the old order of things has passed away.’ This is the exact scripture God put in my heart to speak life into the man...
