Ben Sciacca | Desire Street Ministries

Five Years

by Ben Sciacca | May 10, 2019 | Ben's Blog

Five years. That’s the maximum amount of time that most leaders last when serving in under-resourced communities. That’s not very long. Living in poverty is hard enough, but trying to reverse poverty and all of the other challenges that come with it can feel literally...

Out of the Pit

by Ben Sciacca | Apr 5, 2019 | Ben's Blog

“I waited patiently for the Lord; He inclined to me and heard my cry. He drew me up from the pit of destruction, out of the miry bog, and set my feet upon a rock, making my steps secure. He put a new song in my mouth, a song of praise to our God. Many will see and...

Busy Intersection

by Ben Sciacca | Jan 11, 2019 | Ben's Blog

Cities are enormous matrixes of communities, systems, organizations, and lives. The complexities of all of these things are mind-blowing if you stop to think about it. There are cars, trains, buses, emergency response vehicles, trucks pulling freight, pedestrians, and...

Hold on to Hope

by Ben Sciacca | Nov 16, 2018 | Ben's Blog

“May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing so that by the power of the Holy Spirit you may abound in hope.” – Romans 13:11 ESV As we move into Thanksgiving and Advent season we are gifted with fresh opportunities to analyze our hopes. As we look...

Who sinned?

by Ben Sciacca | Nov 2, 2018 | Ben's Blog

“Rabbi, who sinned, this man or his parents that he was born blind?” – John 9:2 (ESV) Jesus’s disciples, upon seeing a man in his broken condition, want to know who is responsible for what has happened to him. Had the man failed personally? Perhaps his parents...