March 25, 2009

• Two shirts

  When John the Baptist was preaching and preparing the way for the Lord Jesus, he said, “Anyone who has two shirts should share with the one who has none, and anyone who has food should do the same.” (Luke 3:10-11)  In Acts, we see a community of believers who sought to care for one another, “All the believers were together and had everything in common. They sold property and possessions to give to anyone who had need.” (Acts 2:44-45)

  I’ve always wanted to be a part of a community where there was this kind of free exchange because we ‘had everything in common’.  I mean…wouldn’t it be great to be a part of a community where we could give away our stuff to someone who needed it and and be able to get stuff that we needed?  A couple of Sundays ago, I was introduced to this website called twoshirts.org which exists to promote such a community.  It’s like ebay — except for free.  You can post stuff that you don’t want or need or that you just want to give to someone else, and you can also post stuff that you need.  The trick is to tell your friends and neighbors about it so that you can form your own ‘sub-community’ within the twoshirts community for free and easy exchange.  And at the same time, you may be able to help those who may not be in your circle of friends, but truly have need. 

  So please check it out — and offer your ‘second’ shirt.  It seriously is so much fun to GIVE.

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