I was delivering Bibles last week in an ol’ familiar area of town. Familiar because about 20 years ago, I was an aspiring writer whose passion was poetry, and I would frequent some of the coffee shops and clubs in downtown Dallas with a friend of mine, writing while he sketched, attending poetry slams together. […]
One of my favorite imageries of how all of us believers can work together to share the message of God’s redemption and for God’s glory is the illustration of all of us being part of one body (the body of Christ). First Corinthians 12 says, “There are different kinds of gifts, but the same Spirit distributes […]
“I’m ready to go home. I’ve had enough of this world.” I uttered these words out of emotion and exasperation, over what now I do not even remember, although it could have been any number of things. In the last week of news, I have seen a teenager who was suing her parents for […]
Mark Twain once said, “There are only two types of speakers in the world. 1. The nervous and 2. Liars.” Although I knew that one of the most common fears among us all is public speaking, also known as glossophobia, that did little to quell my nerves as I sat in the U2 Have Hope […]
My heart rate was elevated and my stomach was in knots. I didn’t know what to expect, but I knew that we were heading into hostile territory. As we approached our destination, my resolve to serve the Lord and love the kids and families we were serving was strong, and my confidence was returning in […]
Urban Bible Outreach has some great supporters! One of those treasured friends is artist Michelle Pierce, a talented woman who loves God and also wants to give back to her community with a portion of the profits from her artwork. She has just opened a shop on Zazzle.com to showcase her photography. She has selected […]
Attached to a $25 donation given to Urban Bible Outreach this past month was a note saying, “I know it’s not a lot, but. . .”. I smiled. My face beams when someone who catches the vision and heart of our ministry wants to do more and yet feels like their contribution may not make […]
It all started with 10 Bibles. This man, John Carrick, a business owner in Anchorage, Alaska, ordered 10 Bibles with the intention of giving them away as he told people about Jesus. From there, he kept ordering more and more until, to date, he has given away over 150,000 Bibles and lives are being changed. […]
The supernaturally inspired, powerful, comforting Word of God. . .sitting in a warehouse in Colorado Springs or a Lifeway bookstore in Plano. It may stay there for months, unused and unread. The shelf it sits on is quite boring for this Bible. This Bible seeks adventure. It seeks to travel to a home next door, […]
Urban Bible Outreach exists to supply local organizations with the life-changing Word of God, so that as they seek to meet the community’s physical needs, we can partner with them to meet the community’s spiritual needs as well. Our goal is to see every hurting man, woman and child with physical and spiritual hunger in this […]