Wake up call…

Grace & Peace, Y’all,  (be forewarned…I get a little “preachy” in this one) Come cold, come rain, come gray skies…it cannot stop the warming embrace of our Creator from gathering us together on Wed! Even in the nasty weather, the line at 11:30 was out of the kitchen door!  Folks were standing in the rain [...]

At Haywood Street…we PRAISE…

This past Wed, we danced off our turkey, shouted “Praise God”, and laughed with the joy of being a broken and beautiful family of the One who created us all – in the dining room, kitchen, and in the Sanctuary. The 5th Wed of the month are usually the most unusual, we’ve found.  With disability [...]

Expectation, longing, hope…

In the season of Advent, we talk of anticipation, expectation, longing, and hope.  As a kid, I remember intense anticipation of Christmas Eve, waiting patiently (or not so patiently) for Santa to sneak his way into our home.  As a college student, the beginning of Advent marked the beginning of the end of a semester—papers [...]

My Journey at the Downtown Welcome Table…

My journey at the Downtown Welcome Table began when my neighbor, Shelly Arnold, asked if I might be interested in volunteering to help with a community meal downtown.  I believed this invitation was an answer to prayer, and definitely the Holy Spirit at work in my heart.  I had been feeling a tug, a restlessness, [...]

“You are the face of Jesus”

I can’t explain the rush of joy I feel when I serve a meal at the Welcome Table or sit in the pews with my spoons in hand during the worship service each Wednesday.  All I know is that I’m fully present and filled with God’s spirit in those 5 hours each week. But, today [...]