Word on the Street

I was the messenger, stopping by the home of a formerly homeless pair on a chilly December morning. But just as I crossed the threshold, I was struck by a wild configuration of evergreen, bushing and bowing like no holiday tree I had ever seen. “Oh, a Charlie Brown...

In the beginning, God created everything. And when he was done, he said, “It is good.” The events to follow: not so good. But that doesn’t make the products of creation any less good. You know the story. There was a man, a woman and a garden with an awesome tree in...

Last year, a single mother named Stephanie lost her home after she was laid off from her job. She had obtained a new position, but it paid $5 less per hour, which was not enough to pay the rent. Without family, savings and alternative options to help her stay housed,...

In the 1990s, an international art dealer befriended an African-American homeless man named Denver Moore. Their story, as told in the award-winning novel “Same Kind of Different as Me,” demonstrates the impact on lives of any stature when the world of privilege and...