A Father’s Day Reflection
As Father’s day wraps up I wanted to put down a few thoughts. Today at our community meal my wife and toddler joined us. Both of them have become regulars at many of our gatherings. The wee one has, in…
What I learned in Aberdeen
I just got back from a 3 day trip to the city of Aberdeen, WA where some friends are making local history. The Washington State courts have repeatedly upheld that government must take the “least restrictive” approach to religious organizations…
Michael Harvey ¡Presente!
As the number 14 bus crosses the Hawthorne Bridge into Downtown the fog has created mountains that the tops of the skyscrapers poke their tops through. The view is breathtaking in its beauty but it signals to me that I’ve…
Hope in the midst of a perpetual Holy Saturday
Creating community with folks who are living outside is often like entering into a world where it is always Holy Saturday; the day in the church calendar where Jesus is dead, all hope is lost and the possibility of renewal…
“Friend” as a word of Power: Why “Semantics” has gotten a bad rap
In my last post I finished by briefly talking about some of the past work I’ve done in the world of social work and mentioning how structures that are made to support struggling people can actually be places that further…
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