I'm Humbled, Probably Not
JULY 10, 2013 | BY: KATHY VESTAL -- “I am humbled to receive this award, ” we say. Or “I was humbled to be offered that position.” Really?
Serving Beyond Structures: Ministering Beyond Ministries
May 29, 2013 | BY: STEPHEN MATTSON -- There are ministries that revolve around motorcycles, cars, pets, political parties, denominations...
Abercrombie And Fitch And Homelessness and You
May 15, 2013 | BY: HUGH HOLLOWELL -- Recently, the CEO of Abercrombie and Fitch said in an interview that he only wanted “thin and beautiful...
Be Ready to Be Changed
BY: CHRISTIAN PIATT -- We reach out into the world to serve rather than to be served. But on those rare occasions when grace breaks...
No Home, No Car, No Email: STILL Not Homeless
“So you sort of know what it’s like to be homeless?”
This is what I’ve been hearing this week from very kind folks who’ve offered my family meals, beds, cars.
And it is indeed true that most of the little i...
Showing Jesus the Door
Feet stuffed into women's pumps and skirt obligingly hoisted to reveal a mottled backside, Leslie Cochran presided over Austin's parade of oddballs for over fifteen years, their undisputed Queen.
Leslie was ...
It's (Almost) Illegal to Feed Those without Homes in Philadelphia
On March 14, 2012 Mayor Michael Nutter announced a plan to ban “outdoor feeding” in the City of Philadelphia. In effect this would make it illegal to share or distribute food in public places without a p...
He Has A Name
I can’t remember his name now, it was one of those not very unusual names, Tom, or Ron or Mike, but the man holding the “Will work for Food” sign on the side of the road has a name.
He was in our drug ...
Hard-to-Learn Love
buy cheap soft viagra"240" height="156" />I won’t even try to describe all of the maddening details of finding a HUD apartment for a homeless, no-income family that consists of a mother, five kids u...
Sexual Assault, Cold Nights and God's Plan
At 23, most people her age are very conscious of their appearance, but Stephanie’s wardrobe consisted of thrift store finds and cast offs, leaning heavily toward stretch pants and sweatshirts that advertised...