Building the Beloved Community with Big Mike

Building the Beloved Community with Big Mike

A friend I call “Big Mike” has lived on the streets for eight years. I met him at the hospital, where he had two wounds on his legs that would not heal. He had no reliable place to wash and medicate the wounds. That kind of place is tough to find on the streets. I sat...
A Christmas Miracle I Had to Live to Believe

A Christmas Miracle I Had to Live to Believe

This happened to me on December 24, 1997. I have to tell you that first because I wouldn’t believe this story myself had I not lived it. It was like God was trying to get me to just slow down and pay attention for once. Call it a miracle or call it a thin place, it...
Homelessness in America: Who Is My Neighbor?

Homelessness in America: Who Is My Neighbor?

I’ve been thinking about moving recently. While I don’t have a destination in mind, as an M.K. (missionary kid) I crossed the Pacific several times, and now a move every few years feels normal. Wherever I might go, I know I would have a nice place to live. Though I...