Mercy Ministry

A collection of 7 posts

Fatherless

Learning More about Caring for the Widow

March 14, 2016

How does one help the widow practically? Even as I am currently teaching a class on mercy at the seminary, I am being taught this anew by my congregation. On Saturday afternoon I

Zachary Blackwood Zachary Blackwood
Fatherless

Learning More about Caring for the Widow

March 14, 2016

How does one help the widow practically? Even as I am currently teaching a class on mercy at the seminary, I am being taught this anew by my congregation. On Saturday afternoon I

Barry York Barry York
Mercy Ministry

Poor Laws in an Age of False Beneficence

April 20, 2015

Whether it is teaching classes on mercy ministry or counseling with others on a case involving someone needy, again and again I find the church struggling to know what to do in helping

Barry York Barry York
Mercy Ministry

Mercy and the Westminster Publick Directory of Worship

March 23, 2015

In teaching on mercy ministry in Reformed settings, I often use the Regulative Principle of Worship (RPW) to make a point. The RPW teaches that we are only to worship God as He

Barry York Barry York
Not Just a Soup Kitchen
David Apple

Not Just a Soup Kitchen

October 22, 2014

Does your local church faithfully minister in the area of mercy? Many of us likely cringe a bit at that question. Perhaps the reason we do not like our own answer to that

James Faris James Faris
Dr. David Apple

Mercy Ministry: Theology and Practice

September 08, 2014

When the bubonic plague broke out in 1519, Ulrich Zwingli won the hearts of Zurich, Switzerland’s citizens as he remained in the city to care for victims and nearly died himself while

James Faris James Faris
Church Planting

Church Planting & Mercy Ministry

July 24, 2014

I'm writing this in real time as I take a class from Randy Nabors [http://www.thenewcitynetwork.org/nabors-bio.html].  He just referred to a post he wrote on Church Planting

Barry York Barry York
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