Hello there! My name is Melinda Pearce. I’ve been a big fan of Love Wins/friend of Hugh’s for a while, and I’m now joining him on this blog to help spread the word about all things Love Wins (you’ll see news from me about once a month).
Without further ado, let’s get to the exciting stuff [...]
And Mary said,
‘My soul magnifies the Lord,
and my spirit rejoices in God my Savior,
for he has looked with favor on the lowliness of his servant.
Surely, from now on all generations will call me blessed;
for the Mighty One has done great things for me,
and holy is his name.
His mercy is for those who fear him
from generation [...]
For about two years, I have known Mike. He is only sporadically housed and, because of a debilitating injury, he is awaiting a ruling on disability. If there is such a thing as a homeless cheerleader, he is it. He smiles, he makes others laugh and, strangely enough, he always has a camera in his [...]
This should be a normal post about July 4th, with me hanging out with other people who look just like, have the same jobs, attend the same church, and believe generally the same things. Or maybe this should be a post about the gigantic fireworks I shot off at my home state (Kansas). The 4th [...]
Around here, things are getting busy as we gear up for the Picnic in the Park, our annual Fourth of July celebration with our friends who hang out in the park - many of whom do not have homes or are very poor.
I am posting below the things we need: This list will be updated [...]
Last year, Renee had a wonderful idea: What if we celebrated the Fourth of July in Moore Square with our friends?
We put out the cry for help and we ended up feeding over 300 folks, had lives changed, had rich bankers playing football with people who sleep under bridges and had a blast in the [...]
Cross-posted from Hugh’s personal blog
Many of my recent conversations, with both friends and new acquaintances alike, have turned to spiritual topics. Several of those conversations have ended with the other person thanking me, and then they say something like “There was nowhere I felt safe talking about this stuff.”
I know just what you mean. I [...]
Most Sunday mornings find me in Moore Square in downtown Raleigh. Moore Square is located near two homeless shelters and the city bus station, so it tends to be a magnet for the homeless population of Raleigh. I jokingly refer to it as my office.
On Sunday mornings, myself and somewhere around seven or eight others [...]
I first became aware of Jan Cartledge and her band of folks via the internet when I was ranting last fall over a local church and how they chose to spend almost two million dollars. Since then we have kept up a correspondance, she and her husband Tony helped serve drinks at our bash on [...]
Yesterday morning, I was interviewed by Jeff Ramsey, pastor of Visio Dei. He basically took me through my upbringing, through my walk with Christ and how my understanding of being a follower of Jesus has moved from a consumer model to a discipleship model. It was really good, although I was VERY nervous, much more [...]
