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...
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...
A downtown business owner texted in a panic after encountering a young girl sleeping in a car near her shop. “I could not drive away without checking on her and introducing myself,” she wrote. “I just needed to tell you about her because I know its gonna start to get...
Dear friend, There was a time in my life that I imagined God would call me across an ocean. I would become a missionary in sub-Saharan Africa, be imbedded as an investigative journalist in the Middle East, or build community with the Mayan Indians in South America....
It poured rain on the morning that the downtown churches gathered in the parking lot of 1901 Augustine Ave. to bless the newly renovated 1950s-style hotel, now called Hesed House. Songs were sung. Prayers were spoken. Room decorations were admired. And blessings...
Words are too simple to express the inspiring presence from our community surrounding the Jeremiah Community hearing last week. You prayed, you showed up, you spoke life into the vision that is a home for our neighbors. The Fredericksburg Planning Commission...
