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Do You Know What You Believe,
And Why You Believe It?

A lot of people who claim to be Christians don’t.

A couple of Saturdays ago I met a homeless man named Todd, and his pit bull dog named Sleepy. I offered Todd some food, and he initially turned me down. I had pulled into the Family Center, so I said “that’s fine”, rolled up my window and started backing my van out. Todd waved me down, and I rolled down my window. He asked, “What kind of food?”. So I began to tell him what I had in the bags I was distributing. He came up to the car and said, “Okay then”, and I gave him a bag. I then asked:

“Can I pray for you?”

Normally the homeless want me to pray for them. He said, “No, I’d rather you not”. No explanation, and I didn’t require one. But I told him, “As I drive away I will be praying for you, because God loves you”. So I moved on.

Monday I pulled up to a homeless encampment and Todd actually walked up to my van with Sleepy. I asked, “Would you like some food?” Todd said that was fine, so I gave him a bag. He also told me “The last bag you gave me had tampons in it. I didn’t need them”. I told him I accidentally gave him a bag that should have been given to women, and he was all right with that. I asked again, … Continue reading →