The Washing Machines at Grace Point on Tuesday Nights
Every Sunday morning, the congregation at Grace Point Church in Long Beach, California, sang worship songs with hands raised and voices strong. But pastor Chris...
This is stories & illustrations, drawing on Isaiah 58:1-12.
Every Sunday morning, the congregation at Grace Point Church in Long Beach, California, sang worship songs with hands raised and voices strong. But pastor Chris Sicks noticed something troubling — the same members who wept during altar calls walked past the homeless encampment on Pacific Avenue without a second glance. Their fasting was flawless. Their compassion was theoretical. Then one Tuesday evening, Chris loaded a pocketful of quarters and walked into a coin laundromat on Anaheim Street.…
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