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Instructions from the Maker

By Tom Grassano | Dec 10, 2009

The Maker looked at the pencil and instructed it on five important things:

1. You will only be useful when you are in held in your Master’s hand.

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Wallbuilders

By Tom Grassano | Nov 22, 2009

Nehemiah was a wall builder. He saw his city in ruins with physical and spiritual eyes. He heard the voice of the Lord as He cried out to God. Then he went to the city, sounded the call and led God’s people to rebuild the walls of their city. They…

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Setting up Shop

By Tom Grassano | Nov 18, 2009

I was blessed during our recent block party in the South Bronx by being reunited with one of the former drug dealers from our community.  I sat in The Harvest Center with him and his girlfriend, talking about their lives and what God can do. We wept as they wept…

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Rethinking Urban Ministry

By Tom Grassano | Nov 4, 2009

I recently read an article written by an author with a burden for reaching cities. He shares about a week of violence in his city which included a high school student being gunned down at a barbeque, a hopeless mother throwing two of her small children off a bridge, and…

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Defining Church

By Tom Grassano | Sep 16, 2009

Sheer numbers do not indicate that an army is able to fight well, defend its people and accomplish its goals. Likewise, a church is not measured merely by the amount of people who sit in the pews or the amount of programs available for the people. The quality and effectiveness of the church is more measured by

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