Raleigh wasn't growing up in a Christian household. He was
invited to a vacation Bible School and they had cookies
He later prayed to receive Christ at 8 years old, though he
doubted it for years
He is the founder and Exec Director of Let My People Go, a
non-profit dedicated to stopping human trafficking which is the
exploitation of vulnerability for commercial gain
He had his dream job as a campus pastor in West Virginia
when they phased out his job. At the same time, God was
calling him to be involved in the issue of human trafficking
A great way to find what God is doing is to seek out those most
vulnerable
Our churches often reflect us, our socio-economic
background. We like to be comfortable
It's easy to love those who are clean and aren't dealing with
trauma.
God is calling us to love those of His choosing, not those of
our choosing
We can seek out those most vulnerable in the workplace, just
like in our high school cafeteria
If we want to get to know someone, we have to actually sit
down, and hear their story on their terms
If we do this, it will broaden and will deepen our dependence
on the Gospel
Vulnerability is not easy, but it's worth it
When we talk to people and are being transparent in a way where
we're actually risking something, people open up
Men have been taught that emotional constipation is the norm
and something to which we should aspire
If we focus on self protection, we'll never be free to protect
others
The Pharisees used their religiosity as a mask and hid behind
it, as Christians we often hide behind our own masks and we aren't
vulnerable
If you're not vulnerable with God, you're not going to be
vulnerable with others
There's a big difference between the theology of the glory and
the theology of the cross
Human trafficking can happen anywhere because there are
vulnerable people anywhere
Human trafficking includes sex trafficking, but also labor and
domestic servitude
Debt bondage involves a trafficker making someone owe them
something and continues to increase the debt
Your brokenness could ultimately point someone to
wholeness
Loving God, others and ourselves at work and at home. Interviews and ponderings, from a Messianic perspective, and with a focus on men. Formerly the Christian Men at Work Podcast.