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…
December 2, 2011 by Leave a Comment
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…
January 3, 2011 by Leave a Comment
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…
December 15, 2010 by Leave a Comment
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, [...]