A Bit-Part in a Story of Redemption

Kevin Blue has spent much of his ministry career serving the poor in inner-city Los Angeles. This reflection show how the investment in the poor can pay big dividends:

Loving the poor has cost me something. There were weekends and whole summers when I could have done other things. The work took time. Sometimes it was inconvenient. Sometimes—like when a fourteen-year-old in our youth group was shot and killed—there was heartache. Some people I’ve worked with had to deal with their family’s harsh criticism. Resources could have been spent in other ways. But I and those whose…