Rick and Karen* have been in town about two months. They came from New Jersey, drawn here by the promise of work that did not materialize after they put all their stuff in storage and rode the bus down. Six months ago, he was a hard working construction worker and she was a housewife. Now, [...]
My friend Wayne Sutton went on a photo tour of NC State campus last weekend, and discovered someone’s bedding under a bridge. He shot some footage with his camera, posted below.
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 [...]
Dear Friends,
Just before Christmas, I was at a meeting of Social Justice oriented pastors. During a break, I was talking with a pastor who works for [Really Huge Denomination] at the Regional level. She is ‘over’ many churches, and was really interested in what we are doing. She mentioned she would like us to talk [...]
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 have known them almost a year and a half. They are a bi-racial couple, difficult at any time in the South, but when you are homeless, it is just one more barrier you face in interacting with the “normal” world. And more barriers are the last thing they need.
She is a high-school dropout, who [...]
Many of you have written me to ask about the status of James and Ruby, whom I wrote about recently.
I am pleased to say that the response has been tremendous. Here is the current status:
We currently have rent covered for the next six weeks. That means we will still be short at least 4 weeks.
We [...]
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 [...]
Dear Friends;
One recurring problem we have in our mission to work with and minister to the poor and homeless population of Raleigh is that of how to disciple those who have decided to follow Jesus. I know many of you represent various churches that would be more than happy to have these people attend your [...]
