Lesson learned
For those of us living indoors, the hardest part of living outdoors can’t be felt in a day of helping or a weekend living on the streets. After hundreds of great conversations with my outdoor friends I’ve realized that finding…
Conflict and Community
It’s been way too long since I last posted on here and I’m hoping to make it a more regular thing, but I wanted to post a little note about this evening. The Underground is our regular Wednesday evening youth drop-in…
The Ice Cream and the Backpack
I want to talk briefly about the relief work we do, that is “the work we do that allows people to make it through the day”. Someday I hope we might be in a place where we are able to…
Failure is (not) an option
I love that scene from Apollo 13, and from history, when the NASA chief gives his engineers a nearly impossible task then firmly says, “Failure is NOT an option.” It’s a great sentiment, and a great motivator. It is not,…
A Father’s Day Reflection
As Father’s day wraps up I wanted to put down a few thoughts. Today at our community meal my wife and toddler joined us. Both of them have become regulars at many of our gatherings. The wee one has, in…
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