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love in the face of intimidation
Today two of our kids were walking home from the corner store, and found themselves walking with a group of about seven neighborhood young people. One of the guys talked to them. It was fine, and friendly, for a while. Then, as our kids were splitting off to go home, it got tense.
the message
Are you tired? Worn out? Burned out on religion? Come to me. Get away with me and you’ll recover your life. I’ll show you how to take a real rest.
insomnia
James Pelfrey was among the first men I got to know in this “park” ministry, and over the past seven months I spent a fair amount of time with him. Yesterday, James died, in the very park where we met. So, now I’m remembering James losing sleep over another man’s death. Last may, a homeless man [...]
some things are hard to remember
Among the dozens of drunks we’ve met in the short duration of our ministry, only a few have told us that they hate it and hope to stop living in that pattern. Among those, only one has shown serious effort in that direction, that we’ve seen. Len has reached out to us in his efforts, [...]
Repent or Burn!
I debated about whether to use the title "repent or burn" for this post. Just seeing the phrase makes my stomach hurt, but I want to face up to it and deal with it.
Rated R for Language
This post is about the f-word. Jonathan Brink also blogging on the topic today. Amy Moffitt may too. “f**k human trafficking.” — Eugene Cho My sons and I were talking about “dirty words” recently, and someone mentioned that we don’t say the f-word in public. Of course, the littlest one said “Why?” I told him that some [...]
Sometimes it’s hard to know how to love
We were in the park with our friends, and a guy walked up. I got a very creepy feeling from him, like he was really dangerous. Or like he didn't see me as a person. As he walked away, my friend said he was a "psychopath", which had been my thoughts exactly.