Angel
I met Angel in Shawnee, Oklahoma. With no place to stay all winter, he called an abandoned house home during the cold months. He had to sneak in late at night and leave early in the morning, often going days without food. He’s suffered from drug and alcohol abuse, but he has been drug-free for two years and sober for …
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I was contacted recently about reviewing the new book, Autism & Alleluias here. The book is written by Kathleen Deyer Bolduc and as my friend Bill Gaventa describes in the Forward is like a “book of modern day psalms.” I think it is the kind of book that parents or family members of an individual with autism would read and …
Read MoreClifford
Clifford is an expert multitasker. He managed to ask others for help, ask me questions, and tell me about his life all at the same time. For him, life on the streets in Chicago is hard. His dad, who he was living with, died in 2005, and Clifford turned to selling drugs. After a felony conviction, work has been hard …
Read MorePoochie
Poochie was recently laid off, along with ten others, and is living in Chicago. She’s now in a border house after living on the street for two years. She’s making progress–guarding and taking care of herself. But it’s still hard. Sometimes she doesn’t eat, and sometimes shelters are full so you have to sleep outside. Life is simply about surviving …
Read MoreGrowing pains
Something occurred to me the other day, actually in the midst of doing a presentation at the Joni and friends conference in Pasadena this past weekend. The changes that the church is/will be/should be going through are going to cause discomfort, perhaps emotional distress to those who want to keep things the same. I have commented elsewhere in this blog …
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