One thing they forgot to cover in Seminary is what to do when you’re leading a memorial service and someone lights a roman candle as a fiery tribute. Pretty sure I missed that seminar. As I stood in the pavilion of our memorial service for our beloved neighbor, Nate,...
Over the last couple of months, we have been working hard to build out leadership teams that empower our neighbors to be the decision makers of this community that we call Street Church. It is important that they learn the tenets of what it means to be in Christian...
June 14, 2021 “What does the kingdom of God mean to you?” This was the question that launched our discussion at Street Church this past Sunday. Throughout the congregation, responses rang out through the speakers, “The kingdom is God’s house;” “God’s kingdom is...
I’ve heard it said from our friends who have experienced homelessness that they have sensed God more fully when they were sleeping outside. I never fully understood it, but one special friend described it to me this way, "When all you have is the concrete...
“…But will people come?” “All we can do is hold space… and ask God to do the rest.” It occurs to me that it was around this time last year that the Rev. Carey Connors and I were asking this question to each other as we prepared to start gathering folks together at the...
Friends, Nearly ten years ago, I trekked down to Richmond to visit a Virginia Supportive Housing Project. Virginia Supportive Housing is a group that develops small affordable apartments across the state for people overcoming homelessness. Their model is unique in...
