Breakfast with the Works: A Conversation with Mr. Dwayne Marshall of H.O.P.E. Institute
Thursday, August 19, 2010
7:00a-8:30a

Social House Atlanta
1663 Howell Mill Road
Atlanta, GA 30318

Breakfast with The Works™ is a community gathering that allows for public issues to be shared from a faith perspective in general, and an Applied Christian Ethic, in particular. It is the purpose of Breakfast with The Works™ to provide a space of moral sponsorship for community opinion leaders to voice commentary regarding current events that impact the life of the local community in an ethical, cultural, social, spiritual, and economic context. It is our hope by providing this safe space of shared continuous learning that we will encourage people to “come now, and let us reason together”, in a concerted effort to Communicate Whole Leadership™. An Intentional Community of Faith, Civic, Business, Government, Non-Profit, and Creative Professionals and Scholars.

Breakfast with the Works Photos: Marlon Grigsby

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As Christians, we are to help strengthen our fellow brothers and our sisters. In my research to prepare for today’s message, I googled information about house building. I don’t believe that it is by coincidence that our Lord and Savior Jesus the Son of Joseph and the Son of Mary spent some time working on this Earth in the vocation of a Carpenter. According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, “A carpenter is a builder, a skilled craftsperson, one who constructs, installs and repairs structures and fixtures made from wood and other materials.” Learning this, actually brought me new understanding in what is stated in the Gospel of Mark, Chapter 6 it states, “On the Sabbath, the Holy Day, Jesus began to teach in the synagogue, and many who heard him were astounded. They said, “Where did this man get all this? What is this wisdom that has been given to him? What deeds of power are being done by his hands! Is not this the carpenter, the son of Mary and brother of James and Joses and Judas and Simon…”

I believe that God gives us our education, our knowledge, our wisdom through everyday, practical experiences. God uses our everyday work as ways of giving us experience, insight, skill and knowledge on things that are spiritual. This is important to remember as you make decisions on what you want to study in college and specialize in graduate school; how do you desire to use your time, talents and resources wisely, everyday. As we marched down Cascade Road the young people aptly expressed, “A Time to Build”, “Stop Wasting Time!” We are responsible for how we use our time, everyday. We are all workers in God’s kingdom or in school preparing to be; so always assess, how you are spending your time, being a steward of your resources.

Rev. Rob Hughes
“A Time to Build”
Providence Missionary Baptist Church
2010 Children’s Sabbath
Sunday, June 13, 2010

The Atlanta Area Council of Learning for Life/Boys Scouts of America, Atlanta Interfaith Broadcasters and Generator Development Group are working together to expose area high school students to careers in faith and media. The program will include ten high school youth from various interfaith communities; and is set to begin in September 2010. For more information call Ms. Katie Huber at 678-315-4510.