Bright Spots in the Neighborhood

Rick McKinley, a pastor of Imago Dei in the city center of Portland, commented once that "People are doing Kingdom things in your neighborhood, but they don't know why. They don't know the King." He said this in a discussion about how the Christ-followers of Imago Dei have worked with and alongside explicitly secular organizations in the redemption of downtown Portland, and in the process have won a new hearing for the message of the kingdom of God as their view of the urban population shifted from an "us versus them" mentality to a "we, together" one.

Here on the Palouse we have our own challenges in food security, homelessness, domestic violence, addiction and substance abuse. And like Portland, we have some neighbors who have been busy about the kingdom work of meeting these needs. You'll find links to descriptions of their work and their visions for the Palouse in the sidebar. We'll try to highlight these bright spots throughout the year, and encourage you to join us in doing kingdom things to make a difference in our neighborhood.