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The Weight of Mercy: A novice pastor on the city streets
Reverend Deb Richardson-Moore
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Description for The Weight of Mercy: A novice pastor on the city streets
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What kind of church nails its doors shut? 'That would be the Triune Mercy Center. 'And I am its pastor.' For 27 years Deb was a journalist in the Deep South. Then she retrained as a Baptist pastor, and accepted a post at the Triune Mercy Center, a run-down inner-city church where the homeless gathered. It was a shock. Gradually she learned whom she could trust - and whom she couldn't. Sometimes the best person to handle a situation was a drug addict. Sometimes Jesus had the face of a prostitute. All were fiercely welcomed into this bewildering church family. ... Read more
What kind of church nails its doors shut? 'That would be the Triune Mercy Center. 'And I am its pastor.' For 27 years Deb was a journalist in the Deep South. Then she retrained as a Baptist pastor, and accepted a post at the Triune Mercy Center, a run-down inner-city church where the homeless gathered. It was a shock. Gradually she learned whom she could trust - and whom she couldn't. Sometimes the best person to handle a situation was a drug addict. Sometimes Jesus had the face of a prostitute. All were fiercely welcomed into this bewildering church family. ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
SPCK Publishing United Kingdom
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
Number of Pages
288
Place of Publication
, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780857212290
SKU
V9780857212290
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Ref
99-50
About Reverend Deb Richardson-Moore
Deb Richardson-Moore is a former national award-winning journalist, who became a pastor of the Triune Mercy Center in downtown Greenville, South Carolina. She is the author of the succesful Branigan Powers Mysteryseries. Deb is a popular speaker at book clubs, universities and colleges. She has also won numerous awards for her philanthropy and community involvement, including the 2014 Women Making ... Read more
Reviews for The Weight of Mercy: A novice pastor on the city streets
`Immensely moving and inspiring, reminding us of the power of grace.’
Patrick Regan OBE, Founder and CEO of XLP `Causes you to see people in a way you never would have realised. Real, authentic and recommended reading.’
Roy Crowne, Executive Director, Hope
Patrick Regan OBE, Founder and CEO of XLP `Causes you to see people in a way you never would have realised. Real, authentic and recommended reading.’
Roy Crowne, Executive Director, Hope