Amos study...

Amos 1

I'm still in Mark Study mode, so bear with me. ^^ Amos is a shepherd from Tekoa, and he's prophesying what will happen to Israel's neighboring areas: Damascus, Gaza, Tyre, Edom, and Ammon. God is bringing judgment (fire) and destruction upon these places because they've ruthlessly conquered other cities, "taking captive their communities." The words "For three sins... even for four, I will not turn back my wrath."

God is depicted as the angry, vengeful God here that smites his enemies rather than a kind, patient God. This is actually kind of comforting, because whenever someone does me wrong, I think about how God will bring justice. God is a just God, and here in Amos 1 he punishes the cities that have done wrong.



Idea for volunteering
Los Angeles Mission
They help out on Skid Row and help homeless people acquire skills to assimilate back into society. I wonder, like Stanley said, if we should just go there on our own, though... without really joining another organization.

http://losangelesmission.org/index.html