Blessings and shalom!
- Brennan
Friday, November 25, 2011
Detour Ahead
Gonna keep this blog title, but all future news about our nonprofit can be found at one of two places:
Wednesday, March 30, 2011
this blog is being absorbed, pretty much
Since my life is a jambalaya of things, I am moving this blog about our nonprofit and meshing it with my other existing blog: http://www.adventuresinrolemodeling.com/.
There, I will continue to write about my kiddos, married life, homeless ministry/outreach, movies I work on, Legos I play with...anything and everything that makes me me.
See you at http://www.adventuresinrolemodeling.com/ soon!
There, I will continue to write about my kiddos, married life, homeless ministry/outreach, movies I work on, Legos I play with...anything and everything that makes me me.
See you at http://www.adventuresinrolemodeling.com/ soon!
Tuesday, March 29, 2011
"I send them demons screamin'!"
70 Bibles. Approx. 70 seconds. That's about how fast they went today was we handed out bucks & Bibles to the "VIPs" - what they call the homeless - at Temple of Prayer Christian Fellowship church in downtown Dallas. I'd love to thank Bishop Porter Perry for allowing us to come by and help spread the love, message and Word of Jesus.
We were also super lucky to have a great friend of ours, Brittany - who's also a Director for our nonprofit - and three of her YoungLife crewleaders join us for the ride. They are super awesome at engaging the people and personally ministering to each. Kudos to whoever their mentors are. All of their personal stories about this mission will be on this blog soon. Look for those. I'm serious. Look.
Meantime, I met a man named Jimmy Whitehead, proud father of "the greatest kept secret in college basketball," #24 Jimmy Whitehead, Jr. He plays ball for the Minnesota State Mavericks, who this year made it to the semi-finals in the Division II NCAA tournament before losing out. But no matter, Jimmy Jr's a red shirt freshman, which means he's got time to lead this team to a championship before he eyeballs the pros. And where does Jimmy Sr say he wants him to play? "I'm already here in Texas. He's got his orders. Dallas Mavericks." Nice.
Jimmy Sr served in the Navy during Vietnam, which he says, cut his basketball career short. However, when asked if he can still beat his son in one-on-one he says, "I taught him, but I didn't teach him everything."
See? This is awesome. These are the people who you meet when you step outside your own bubble and venture out into God's world. I was blessed to have met and known Jimmy Whitehead, Sr. We googled on my cell phone and looked up his son's stats and a photo, which looks exactly like his dad. No DNA test needed on this one.
I'm going to make Temple of Prayer a normal stop on our rounds. I'm not sure how often, but I feel it is one of the places God is calling A Couple Bucks & a Bible to keep on the rolodex.
Oh, Jimmy Sr is a street minister as well. He told me, "I send them demons screamin'!"
With enough faith, we all can.
We were also super lucky to have a great friend of ours, Brittany - who's also a Director for our nonprofit - and three of her YoungLife crewleaders join us for the ride. They are super awesome at engaging the people and personally ministering to each. Kudos to whoever their mentors are. All of their personal stories about this mission will be on this blog soon. Look for those. I'm serious. Look.
Meantime, I met a man named Jimmy Whitehead, proud father of "the greatest kept secret in college basketball," #24 Jimmy Whitehead, Jr. He plays ball for the Minnesota State Mavericks, who this year made it to the semi-finals in the Division II NCAA tournament before losing out. But no matter, Jimmy Jr's a red shirt freshman, which means he's got time to lead this team to a championship before he eyeballs the pros. And where does Jimmy Sr say he wants him to play? "I'm already here in Texas. He's got his orders. Dallas Mavericks." Nice.
Jimmy Sr served in the Navy during Vietnam, which he says, cut his basketball career short. However, when asked if he can still beat his son in one-on-one he says, "I taught him, but I didn't teach him everything."
See? This is awesome. These are the people who you meet when you step outside your own bubble and venture out into God's world. I was blessed to have met and known Jimmy Whitehead, Sr. We googled on my cell phone and looked up his son's stats and a photo, which looks exactly like his dad. No DNA test needed on this one.
I'm going to make Temple of Prayer a normal stop on our rounds. I'm not sure how often, but I feel it is one of the places God is calling A Couple Bucks & a Bible to keep on the rolodex.
Oh, Jimmy Sr is a street minister as well. He told me, "I send them demons screamin'!"
With enough faith, we all can.
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| Jimmy Sr & I... sideways |
Monday, March 21, 2011
pendantPRAISES
We've added a page called "Gear" to our website that is selling our fundraising jewelry line pendantPRAISES. We also hooked up a spiffy new logo for the line and we are super excited.
Check it out @ http://acouplebucksandabible.org/store.htm and buy something nice for yourself or a loved one.
God Bless.
- Brennan
Check it out @ http://acouplebucksandabible.org/store.htm and buy something nice for yourself or a loved one.
God Bless.
- Brennan
Monday, March 14, 2011
we got a YouTube account!
Round 2 of the paperwork is away! Woo-hoo! Meantime, we are finalizing t-shirt designs and setting up random social media accounts like YouTube!
www.youtube.com/bucksandabible
Check it out! There are no videos yet, but we got a Flip cam so ya never know!
www.youtube.com/bucksandabible
Check it out! There are no videos yet, but we got a Flip cam so ya never know!
Sunday, March 13, 2011
getting out the word about the Word
So we are still doing paperwork. Yep, them's the breaks of nonprofit'ing. However, we are in the midst of building up Team B&B with t-shirts and new biz cards and a few changes to the website - which includes a shorter, more memorable domain name http://www.bucksandabible.com/.
We are like that thoroughbred at the gates. Waiting to get our 501(c)(3) status. Once that gate flies open, we are gonna tear up the dirt with what we want to do all around the track.
Keep praying, keep serving/giving. Keep doing the WWJD? plan as best you can.
Go Team B&B!
God Bless!
We are like that thoroughbred at the gates. Waiting to get our 501(c)(3) status. Once that gate flies open, we are gonna tear up the dirt with what we want to do all around the track.
Keep praying, keep serving/giving. Keep doing the WWJD? plan as best you can.
Go Team B&B!
God Bless!
Wednesday, March 2, 2011
paperwork, baits & switches
Round two of the 501(c)(3) paperwork has come in. So that means we are one step closer to our goal. Well, first we need to fill it all out, but then...we will take the streets by storm!
Meantime, we still hand out the Bibles and talk with the homeless, but on a smaller scale. Our grand mission is to reach as many people as there are that need to hear the Word and be moved by It. And the $2? One of our Twitter friends recently suggested that as "bait and switch in action." Ha! Probably so.
It's true that we don't necessarily care what the homeless do with the dollar bills, that's not our focus. If it acts as a hook, as our slogan suggests, then BINGO! Nailed it. Another person has the Book. Another person has the opportunity to read the Truth. Another person has the ability to return to God's flock. Another person has the ability to use Jesus as the way out of their predicament. Another person has the ability to then go out amongst the world and fish for others, as they are now fishermen themselves.
In all liklihood, the money goes to food. We've met countless men and women on our journey thus far who are only looking for a way out and good meal as they go.
I used to think that all the money handed out to the homeless people on the corner went to drugs, beer, etc. I used to think a lot of things. That's before I stopped watching and guessing, and starting doing and knowing.
Our organization can only help as long we are supported by a concerned community. Donations until we are a 501(c)(3) are out of the kindness of hearts and are needed and appreciated, yet not fiscally rewarded. Tax deductions come later...
God Bless!
-Brennan
Meantime, we still hand out the Bibles and talk with the homeless, but on a smaller scale. Our grand mission is to reach as many people as there are that need to hear the Word and be moved by It. And the $2? One of our Twitter friends recently suggested that as "bait and switch in action." Ha! Probably so.
It's true that we don't necessarily care what the homeless do with the dollar bills, that's not our focus. If it acts as a hook, as our slogan suggests, then BINGO! Nailed it. Another person has the Book. Another person has the opportunity to read the Truth. Another person has the ability to return to God's flock. Another person has the ability to use Jesus as the way out of their predicament. Another person has the ability to then go out amongst the world and fish for others, as they are now fishermen themselves.
In all liklihood, the money goes to food. We've met countless men and women on our journey thus far who are only looking for a way out and good meal as they go.
I used to think that all the money handed out to the homeless people on the corner went to drugs, beer, etc. I used to think a lot of things. That's before I stopped watching and guessing, and starting doing and knowing.
Our organization can only help as long we are supported by a concerned community. Donations until we are a 501(c)(3) are out of the kindness of hearts and are needed and appreciated, yet not fiscally rewarded. Tax deductions come later...
God Bless!
-Brennan
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