Thursday, December 31, 2015
Wednesday, December 23, 2015
Saturday, December 12, 2015
Tuesday, December 8, 2015
Judgement
What are we to do with the prodigal child after they pay their debt to the community? Do we have a process by which we assimilate them back into the community, or do we exile them from it and force them to beg of, steal from, or otherwise live off rather than within the community? Communities, like people, often cause the problems they struggle with most.
To fully understand the importance of forgiveness and restoration, we should take a moment to review the parable of the Prodigal Son and recall how the father reacted. The son was not expected to sleep with the livestock. Instead, he was welcomed with open arms and made to feel part of the family again. The livestock would have little to offer, teach, or nurture the young man. Are we leaving our prodigals in the dung pile and then expecting them to be "productive" members of the community?
Problems cannot be solved or mitigated by turning neighbor against neighbor, that is how we create problems. Fear and factions do not exist independently, and fear is a poor motivator. Indeed, we often cause the problems we struggle with most.
God offers complete remission and restoration. Man offers conditional release and amelioration. We should emulate our God and receive His blessings or we can repeat the same mistakes of man and reap as we sow.
Blessings or Curses, God will let us make our own judgments. When we have made all of ours, He will make His.
The First shall be last and the last shall be first.
Thursday, November 19, 2015
Monday, November 9, 2015
Monday, November 2, 2015
Wednesday, October 28, 2015
The Return of the Pharisees
Monday, October 26, 2015
Eastside Emergency Services
For a more complete list of services specific to your
needs, you can call King County
2-1-1 or 800-621-4636 or use Community Resources Online
at www.crisisclinic.org
ABUSE/ASSAULT
Adult Protective Services (60+)
206-341-7660
Child Protective Services
1-800-609-8764
Children’s Response Center
425-688-5130
Domestic Violence – Eastside
425-746-1940
Domestic Violence – WA State
1-800-827-8440
King County Sexual Assault
425-226-5062 or 1-888-998-6423
Youth Eastside Services (Y.E.S)
425-747-4937
ALCOHOL/DRUG PROBLEMS
Al-Anon 206-625-0000
Alcohol/Drug Helpline
206-722-3700
Teen Helpline
206-722-4222 or 1-877-345-8336
Alcohol Rehab Bellevue
1-888-512-4610
Alcoholics Anonymous
425-454-9192
King County Mental Health
206-722-3700 or 1-800-562-1240
Bellevue Addiction Recovery Centers
1-888-896-6172
Youth Eastside Services (Y.E.S)
425-747-4937
WA Recovery Help Line
1-866-789-1511
TeenLink
(6PM-10PM PST)
1-866-TEENLINK or 866-833-6546
MEDICAL CARE
Medical Emergency Dial 911
Snoqualmie Valley Hospital
9801 Frontier Avenue SE, Snoqualmie, WA 98065
425-831-2300
Swedish Issaquah751
NE Blakely Drive, Issaquah, WA 98029
425-313-4000
425-313-4000
Overlake Hospital
425-688-5000
Overlake Emergency
425-688-5116
Overlake Urgent Care
425-688-5777
Evergreen Hospital
425-899-1000
Evergreen Hospital Emergency
425-899-1700
RotaCare Clinic
Sat. 9:30am-11:30am
425-828-4304
WA Poison Control Center
1-800-222-1222
EMERGENCY SHELTER
Friends of Youth (Ages 17 to 23)
425-298-4846
Community Information Line
(Mon-Fri 8am-6pm)
Dial 2-1-1 or 206-461-3200 or 1-800-621-4636
Crisis Line (24 hr)
206-461-3222 or 1-866-427-4747
Severe Weather Shelter Bellevue Community Services
425-614-8544
Congregations for the Homeless
(Men Only)
Intake Coordinator: Barrett Compton
425-614-6506
Sophia Way
(Women Only)
463-6285 ext 102
Angeline’s Eastside Women’s Center
(Day Center, Showers, Hot Lunches, Referrals)
425-451-8519
New Horizons Belltown
(Ages: 18-23)
2709 3rd Avenue, Seattle 98121
206-374-0866
The Orion Center – Youth Care
(Ages: 18-24)
1828 Yale Avenue, Seattle 98101 (Downtown)
206-622-5555
ROOTS – Rising Out Of
the Shadows
(Ages: 18-25)
1415 NE 43rd Street, Seattle 98105 (University District)
206-632-1635
PSKS – Peace for the
Streets by Kids from the Streets
(Ages: 18-29)
1609 19th Ave., # 100, Seattle 98122
206-726-8500
Arcadia –
Auburn Youth Resources
(Ages: 18-24)
915 H Street SE, Auburn 98002
253-740-7189
The Landing – Friends of Youth
(Ages: 18-24)
16225 NE 87th Street, Suite A-1, Redmond 98052
Phone: 425-449-3868
Youth Haven – Friends of Youth
(Ages: 7-17)
Kirkland
206-236-KIDS (5437)
(Ages: 12-17)
1-800-422-TEEN (8336)
Friends of Youth
(Ages: 11 to 17)
206-236-KIDS (5437)
Teen Link
(M-F 6-10pm – Staffed by teens)
206-461-4922
Teen Runaway Hotline
206-236-5437
EMERGENCY FEEDING PROGRAM
Bellevue First Congregational
425-454-5001 (Mon.-Fri. 9am – 12pm)
Inglewood Presbyterian Bothell
425-823-9334 (Mon.-Thurs. 9:30am – 12pm)
Kirkland Congregational Church
425-822-3811 (Mon.-Fri. 9am – 12pm)
Newport Covenant Church
425-747-0515 (M,W 8:30am – 12pm)
Saint Andrew's Lutheran Church Bellevue
425-796-2529 (Mon.-Fri. 12:30 – 2:30pm)
Saint Margaret’s Episcopal Church Bellevue
425-746-6650 (T, Th 10am – 2pm)
Other Emergency Food:
Bellevue Lifespring – Overlake Service League
425-451-1175
Salvation Army/Eastside
425-452-7300
CLOTHING
Bellevue Seventh - day Adventist
425-746-1763 (Wed 9:30 am-noon)
Bellevue Goodwill
425-289-0040
Hopelink (Redmond)
425-869-6000
Hopelink (Kirkland/Northshore)
425-889-7880
Issaquah Clothing/Food Bank
425-392-5836 (T, W, Th. 10am-1pm; 1st & 3rd. Tues 5-7pm)
Kirkland Clothing Bank
425-822-7922
Overlake Service League
425-451-1175
St. Vincent de Paul
206-767-6449
YWCA Working Wardrobe
425-556-1350
EMPLOYMENT ASSISTANCE
Bellevue Goodwill
425-289-0040
L.D.S. Employment Resource Center
425-687-6942
Millionaire Club
206-728-5627
YWCA (Eastside Employment)
425-556-1352
Lake Washington Technical College Worker Retraining Center
425-739-8119
Bellevue College Workforce Education
425-564-4054
Bellevue College WorkSource
425-564-2279
HOUSING ASSISTANCE
Hopelink
425-869-6000
Attain Housing (Kirkland)
425-576-9531
Salvation Army-Eastside
425-452-7300
St. Vincent de Paul
206-767-6449
Jewish Family Services
206-461-3240
UTILITY ASSISTANCE
Hopelink Energy Assistance
1-800-348-7144
Overlake Service League
425-451-1175
Salvation Army – Eastside
425-452-7300
St. Vincent de Paul
206-767-6449
FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE
DSHS Bellevue
877-501-2233, 425-401-4600
Hopelink Bellevue
425-869-6000
Overlake Service League
425-451-1175
Salvation Army
425-452-7300
St. Vincent de Paul
206-767-6449
FOOD BANKS
Hopelink Food Banks:
·
Bellevue
425-943-7555
·
Kirkland/North-shore
425-889-7880
·
Redmond
425-882-0241
·
Sno-Valley
425-333-4163
Snoqualmie Valley Food Bank
(Distribution on Wednesday)
122 E 3rd St, North Bend, WA 98045
425-888-7832
Mt. Si Food Bank
(Distribution on Tuesday)
1550 Boalch Ave NW, North Bend, WA 98045
425-888-0096
Issaquah Food Bank
(T, W Th 10am-1pm)
425-392-4123
Renewal Food Bank Bellevue
(M, W 9am-12pm M 4:30pm-6:30pm)
425-643-8246
Woodinville Storehouse
(Tue 6:30–7:20pm; Sat 9:30–10:20am)
425-483-5252
HOT MEALS
Salvation Army – Eastside
(Mon.-Fri. 6:00pm)
425-452-7300
Issaquah Community Hall
(Mon.-Fri. 5:30pm)
425-679-0342
Holy Spirit Lutheran Church
(Tues. 6:00pm)
425-883-2727
IMMIGRATION/REFUGEE SERVICES
Eastside Multi-Ethnic Center
425-643-2221
Eastside Refugee & Immigrant Coalition
425-452-2800
The American Red Cross Language Bank
M-F 8:30am-5pm
206-709-4522
206-323-2345 (After hours/emergency)
Northwest Immigrants Rights Project
1-800-445-5771 or 206-587-4009
Northwest Justice Project
206-464-1519 or 1-800-201-1012
LEGAL SERVICES
Catholic Community Services Legal Action Center
206-324-6890
206-324-6890
Columbia Legal Services
206-464-1122
206-464-1122
Eastside Legal Assistance Program
425-747-7274
King County Bar Association
206-267-7100
Volunteer Legal Services
206-461-3200
MEDICAL AND COUNSELING SERVICES
Crisis Line 24hr
206-461-3222
DSHS East King Service Center
425-401-4600 or 1-877-501-2233
Eastgate Public Health
206-296-4920, 1-800-244-4512
Health Point Redmond
425-882-1697
Eastside Salvation Army
425-452-7300
Sound Mental Health
206-302-2200
Lifelong AIDS Alliance
206-957-1717
Teen Link Crisis Line
206-461-4922
Youth Eastside Services (Y.E.S.)
425-747-4937
SENIOR SERVICES
Senior Services
206-448-3110 or 1-888-435-3377
Elder & Adult Day Services-Bellevue
425-867-1799
Meals on Wheels
(Homebound, 60+)
206-448-5767
Senior Rights Assistance
206-448-5720
Volunteer Chore Services (CCS)
206-328-5696
Volunteer Transportation
206- 448-5740 or 1-800-282-5815
TRANSPORTATION
Hopelink
425-869-6000
425-943-6789 (transportation info)
Medicaid transportation
1-800-923-7433
Metro DART reservations
1-866-261-3278
King Co. METRO Accessibility Services
206-263-3113