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Interfaith Understanding
“Without PEACE among the religions, how can we ever have peace among the nations?” Religion should never be the cause or support for violence. While we differ in our faith commitments, religion is an...
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HNCP is keeping busy this summer. Here are a few things we are working on thanks to your support! Food Summit Update: HNCP continues to bring stakeholders in the Heartside Neighborhood together to talk...
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Heartside Neighborhood Collaboration Project
Pastor Jay wrote in his preceding article about how you may have noticed numerous articles regarding the business development, which is expanding the downtown area into the Heartside...
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Heartside Neighborhood Collaboration Project
Pastor Jay wrote in his preceding article about how you may have noticed numerous articles regarding the business development, which is expanding the downtown area into the Heartside neighborhood....
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How Many Lives Will You Touch in 2014?
The New Year is upon us. Will you be making any New Year’s resolutions? Sometimes we make resolutions that aren’t very specific such as: loose “some” weight, get in “better” shape, be “more” thrifty,...
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MLK Day-How Will You Serve?
Bethlehem is a congregation concerned about social justice. In light of this, we remember the struggles of the oppressed, how far we have come and how very far we have to go in the journey of...
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Perception is Reality-A Note From Kate
Patrick and I are in the process of selling our home. This is the first home we bought together and I distantly remember being a buyer. I remember thinking, “Sellers were weird and strange and I...
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‘Real Change, Not Spare Change’ campaign under way
In response to an increase in panhandling throughout Grand Rapids, a collaboration of social service agencies, businesses, churches and city officials have teamed up to address the issue in...
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Understanding Charity and Social Justice, and Practical Ways to do Both
As the old saying goes, “Give a man a fish and you feed him for a day; teach a man to fish and you feed him for a lifetime.” This quote speaks to the action of social justice. Most of us have heard...
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On the Road to Inclusion
On the Road to Inclusion All the members of Bethlehem Lutheran Church have begun a journey together as we consider becoming a Reconciling in Christ (RIC) congregation. Reconciling in Christ is a...
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Confronting Privilege
Confronting Privilege By Pastor Jay Schrimpf I’ve been thinking a lot about privilege lately. The Merriam-Webster online dictionary defines privilege as: a right or benefit that is given to some people...
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HNCP February 2016 update: Churches and agencies discuss benevolence
HNCP February 2016 update: Churches and agencies discuss benevolence By Sue Gilbert HNCP Program Coordinator Greetings to all from the Heartside Neighborhood Collaboration Project! Our church’s...
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