Word on the Street
The Miracle Nobody Noticed
My first apartment was in downtown Fredericksburg. On a daily basis, especially when it was warm out, many people would walk up my street to access the nearby Canal Path. It was not until I began volunteering at a community dinner, hosted by a downtown church, that I...
Will You ‘Come and See’ What Micah is Doing?
Some things are too complex to explain in words. When I can’t get my point across in words, I draw pictures. When the pictures don’t convey, I do whatever I can to invite people into the story. I’ve asked people to join me at a community meal. I’ve walked people...
The Prodigal Returns: Love your Neighbor Close to Home
The old man had an attitude before I even showed up. By the time he got in my car, he had more than choice words for me and everyone else he would encounter that morning. I should set my alarm earlier. His place to live had problems. And if it weren’t for me, maybe...
Zacchaeus is Listening: Love your Neighbor Close to Home
His small heart grew three sizes that day. Then the true meaning of Christmas came through; and Zacchaeus… I mean the Grinch… found the strength of ten Grinches plus two. It isn’t Dr. Suess. It’s the story of a man who had taken everything from the townspeople, and...