It's not a liberal or conservative thing!

Get Your Facts Straight - More Poor Working Now Than Under Reagan!

"Over the last two decades, large shares of SNAP households have become working households. In 1989, 42 percent of all SNAP households received cash welfare benefits and only 20 percent had earned income. [After 8 years under Reagan only 20% of poor worked!] By 2010, over three times as many SNAP households worked as relied solely on welfare benefits for their income.

[CBPP, 7/9/12]

It's not a liberal or conservative thing. It's the truth. Christians should not be "going after" the poor. In fact, my Bible says we are to do everything we can to help them!

Lutheran Pastor Apologizes for Attending Interfaith Service in Newtown

CNN Belief Blog

There sure would be a lot of places Jesus wouldn't go if He followed these rules!

Thank God for Grace

Thankfully I am not a billboard for Christ. I am not the only Bible people will ever read and I will not be confronted at the pearly gates by people I might have "missed". These are some of the Christian platitudes from a long list used to guilt followers into living right and witnessing more. The problem is that there is absolutely no Biblical support for these assertions. God is ultimately much more graceful in His workings with His people and utilizes an infinite variety of methods to bring people to Himself.

It is true that God has instructed us to "go and make disciples". (literally, "as you are going". e.g. where you are going everyday). Notice He did not say, "go and make people believe". It is God's Spirit that does that part. We are to teach people to follow His ways.

It is also true that God's Spirit, which is available to Christians, will create change and give us power to overcome hangups. We will still struggle at times, however; It is God's grace that will carry to completion what He started. We will mess up. Guilting us with the line that people will end up in hell when we struggle is unbiblical, manipulative and ultimately unproductive.