Parkside Mission

Are you interested in an opportunity for fly fishing and fellowship? Then consider helping us change lives in the heart of Atlanta by supporting Parkside Community Ministry through our second fishing retreat. What you can expect: Expert instruction and guided fly fishing for trout Fishing  on a private access section of the Toccoa River and Hothouse Creek (a trophy managed private stream). Fish cookout Monday evening Ways you can participate: Chose a plan that works for you • A - Day of Fishing - Monday 9 am - 6 pm Lunch and Dinner included • B - Fishing retreat - Monday 9 am -Tuesday 12 pm Lunch, Dinner, Lodging and Breakfast included.  Lodging will be at Firefly Lodge in Mineral Bluff, GA. • C- Can’t attend? Sponsor another. Give a gift to fuel our ministry.  “…so where the river flows everything will live.” Ezekiel 47:9 More info: Map of Toccoa River, Firefly Lodge, and Hothouse Creek

First, I'd like to tell you a story about a man who considered the Gospel of grace scandalous. Amir was a highly educated young professional in Sarajevo, Bosnia. Amir invited our family over for a traditional Bosnian meal. After supper, over Turkish coffee, he told me his personal story of returning to Islam. I then shared my story of discovering the grace of God through Christ in college and explained passages from the NT book of Romans that make the case that the only way for us to be right with God is by faith in God's grace. Amir's reply was one of frustration, "So, you think you do nothing to earn God's mercy?" Most people I talk to in Atlanta do not quite share Amir's contempt, but they do share something in common with his confusion and suspicion towards grace. We have a hard time holding together free grace with the truth that grace changes us. We are tempted to compromise; either in a relativistic or in a moralistic way. Which brings me to...