Street Stories - A Ringside Seat To Over 4 Decades Of Taking Jesus To The Streets Of The World

Many of us have the attitude that it is not good for us, but the street people won’t mind. They don’t have anything, so they’ll be glad to get it. After all, they frequently eat out of garbage cans and dumpsters, so we assume they don’t deserve quality! I raced through the grocery store aisles searching for the best food money could buy to prepare this life saving meal. I picked the best brands of green beans, corn, carrots, and tomatoes I could find. I bought the best-looking potatoes in the store. I rolled my bulging grocery cart up to the butcher’s counter and ordered some prime cuts of beef. He told me he had a lower grade that would be less expensive. I declined his offer and told him to give me the best beef he had because we were preparing a meal fit for a king. Scripture tells us to give unto the Lord something that costs us something. Dot spent the rest of the afternoon working away in the kitchen, cooking a huge pot of tasty homemade beef stew. She put our kitchen stove to the test as she utilized every available burner, overworking the oven as she prepared pan after pan of homemade cornbread muffins to serve along with the stew and hot coffee. Our home took on the aroma of some of the best food you have ever smelled. I was surprised the neighbors didn’t form a soup line beginning at our front door! I suggested to Dot, “Maybe I should test out the stew and cornbread. After all, we don’t want to serve the people on the street anything we have not personally taste- tested.” She was not convinced. With a knowing grin, she shooed me out of the kitchen, assuring me that her stew and cornbread would be well-received on the street.

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