tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5044820951794078204.post4496871926285859082..comments2023-10-30T05:38:45.028-07:00Comments on The Infusion: Churches and charity, part 1LKThttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05791517233920008067noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5044820951794078204.post-41307059740323845012010-09-03T09:57:14.915-07:002010-09-03T09:57:14.915-07:00Thank you, yes, I agree completely.Thank you, yes, I agree completely.LKThttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05791517233920008067noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5044820951794078204.post-39409352014804544162010-09-02T18:26:47.685-07:002010-09-02T18:26:47.685-07:00If I have a limited amount of money (and it become...If I have a limited amount of money (and it becomes more limited as the days progress), but I know of an actual person in desperate need, given the choice to help a person in need or help the church, I give to the person in need. This was what Jesus taught: people serve God by serving people in need. The institutions do not necessarily serve--yes, they can, and they do through outreach (done by people), but some of institutions really don't serve, or are, in fact, self-serving.<br /><br />Jesus was less about the Temple and its upkeep than about the Kingdom of God, which is everywhere and reflected in every being.songs of a soul journeyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02077761276328610949noreply@blogger.com