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 [...]
After a small step of faith, my wife and I find ourselves parked on Blount Street adjacent to Moore Square on a cold, dreary November morning in 2007. Stacked in the back of our van are 48 bacon/egg/cheese biscuits and 60 cups of hot coffee. The Square is more than quiet. Eerie quiet. You could [...]
After writing yesterday about how we do what is basically a feeding program every Sunday, I have to admit I am generally not a fan of feeding programs. There are several things that contribute to my bias.
1. Most feeding programs are designed to feed as many people as possible, as cheaply as possible. That means [...]
Lisa has sent us some more pictures she took of the Fourth of July shindig. If you go here, they are the first 10 pages or so of pictures. Thanks, Lisa!
I sit in the courtroom, between a man who smells faintly of urine and the man who I am here to defend before the City of Raleigh. Way back in December of last year, he dared to bow his head in despair on a park bench that belongs to the people of Raleigh, thus bringing [...]