The topic of homelessness creates controversy. Many will observe, “They just need to go get a job.” Those of us that have friends in that community whose stories we know well, muse “if only it was that simple.” Almost every story includes a breakdown in family....
Elephant Reflections Most of those that know me know my propensity to put the elephant on the table rather than pretending not to see it in the room. Some see those of us called to serve the unsheltered and disenfranchised as people out to meet our own need for...
My last blog post was written to share cool things buried in the Christmas story that most of us are unaware of. They are there so we might know who baby Jesus really was and know that only God could have written the story. Because there are so many nuggets, I...
One of my good friends sent me a super list of Christmas gifts I could buy. Cool things such as full-face sunglasses, a Willie Nelson Chia Pet, or finger chopsticks for video gamers. The list of gifts was prefaced by mention of the first recorded gift givers— three...
Deb and I celebrated Thanksgiving with two of her cousins and their spouses in Myrtle Beach. Food and fellowship were so great that we never even took time to walk the Beach! The three cousins reminiscing speculated that it had been 40+ years since they had set...
Certain life events trigger a reflective itch. Such has been the case with two combined events: my daughter’s marriage and the party my loving wife threw for my 70th birthday. Reflection ties these events in my mind with the discussion Melanie and I had when...
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