Category Archives: Money
St. Basil on the Poor
“The bread in your cupboard belongs to the hungry; the coat hanging unused in your closet belongs to the one who needs it; the shoes rotting in your closet belong to the one who has no shoes; the money which … Continue reading
More on this 1.8 Million Dollar Pipe Organ
Earlier, I pointed out the article in the News and Observer where a downtown United Methodist Church (I won’t even give them the favor of a link) decided to spend 1.8 million dollars on a pipe organ. Now, I want … Continue reading
Something Must Change
Yesterday, I was talking to Betty, a homeless elderly lady who lives in a van. Betty is a sweetheart and cares for everyone; she has appointed herself something of a den mother for the other homeless here in Raleigh. I … Continue reading
What is Poverty?
In the last post, I talked about Bart Campolo. In the blog post I linked to about the war in his neighborhood, Bart said something I thought about all day yesterday. Here, he is talking about how the residents of … Continue reading
Her Name Was Evelyn
Her name was Evelyn, and as near as I can tell, she was 22, although some say 23. She was a very heavy girl, so heavy it was a struggle for her to walk. She had poor skin and bad … Continue reading
