What is something good that lies deep inside you? Maybe it is so small that others cannot see it, but you know that it is true. Through a mustard seed, yeast, hidden treasure, a pearl, and a dragnet full of fish, Jesus asks us (Matthew 13) to pay attention to those...
“Is this a joke? I get to live here?” These were the words of disbelief that Tony expressed the first time he saw the historic home at Berclair Plantation. After months of surviving between campsites and the Cold Weather Shelter, it seemed too good to be true. Tony...
Dr. Theron Stinar consults with a patient in a HealthBridge physician visit. Navigating the ins and outs of healthcare can feel like a chore. From waiting on hold to make appointments to keeping track of screening timelines to filling out the ream of forms that...
It is not the first cry of my new baby that I most remember. It is the one that came after the doctors had left, the nurses had returned to their rounds, and my husband had stepped out in search of something to eat. Just me and the kid, alone in the room. My heart...
In a book called Beyond Homelessness, Theologians Brian Walsh and Stephen Bouma Prediger tell the story of two men: Kenny and Kenneth. They are neighbors, but seemingly, they do not have a lot in common. Kenneth is successful—he has a corporate job, travels between...
