As I think back on this day, it was a pretty average day for us downtown. Whatever an average day downtown looks like. The folks from St. James were back with...
So today was another crazy and pretty cold day in downtown Omaha. Lots of food, snowball fights and much fellowship. The kids and "big kids" were in a snowball...
The rich and the poor have a common bond, The Lord is the maker of them all. ~Proverbs 22:2 I often wonder what the difference is between us and our friends ...
There's a song on a playlist that I listen to when I run. It's a popular song by Matthew West called Something to Say. The chorus goes like this: You got...
Each week, we travel from our comfortable suburban home here in the frozen tundra that is Nebraska to a downtown street corner. We all put on our warmest...
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So I did something again this that I dislike probably more than anything I do related to this ministry. I sorted through the contents of eight boxes. Clothing...
Often times I get the question from people who know what we do on Sundays. It's a familiar question by now and one I never know quite how to answer. How are...
So often I sit down here at my laptop and wonder what I can write about today. What significant thing happened on the corner today? Many times I've written...
I attended a memorial service this past week for some friends. It was a memorial service recognizing those who died homeless in 2008. Celebrating their lives....
I wish sometimes that I had Christian's memory bank. I have such a hard time remembering every thing that happens on Sundays. I have a hard time remembering...
So today was amazing and crazy. Amazing because the weather was unbelievable. It's that time of year again where people are coming out of hibernation after a...
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Late last year, a friend of ours whom we met in our downtown endeavors, came to Robin and I with a need. He's an older Nigerian fellow who is in our country...
For probably the first time in 2 ½ years I have no idea where to begin. I mean, a million things happened today. I talked to one guy who is convinced that...
April 5. Now in most places that means Spring. And here in Nebraska I thought we might be heading in that direction also. But today was a brief reminder of...
I received a response to one of my blogs this week. It came anonymously from someone I obviously do not know. It was a rather lengthy response, but one thing...
He was there when we showed up today. He was there when we left. Actually left a few minutes before us. Large bag of bread slung over his shoulder. On his way...
God's blessings to you. We wish so much we could be there to help you. Don't not get discouraged. ( which we know you won't)....But we want you to know the...
Tough week. Started with a funeral on Monday. An infant funeral. I'm pretty sue that was a first for me. I hope it's a last. I don't think I've seen anything...
Sorry you had such a heart-breaking week. Robin told me about little Pearl, so sad. I've been on SID's cases and they always break my heart. I was on one...
So today was an extremely strange day. I began my morning listening to a podcast from our church in Charlotte called REJESUS. A fascinating look at the Wild...
Today is Mother's Day. Now some may call this a Hallmark holiday. I've been guilty of it on occasion. But it really is a day to honor the Mothers in our lives....
Lots of really, really good things come out of the south. Lots. Excellent food. Excellent people. Really good, down home people that would give you the shirt...
Monday. Memorial Day. So many things bouncing around in my feeble mind. Used to be that I would journal my thoughts on Monday morning on a pretty regular...
I had the chance to talk with and pray with a fellow today and it just broke my heart. He's a fellow that we've known since almost the beginning of this thing...
What a great day downtown today! We had a regular family picnic today. The great folks from St. James church came today and took it up a notch. Grills,...
We started serving from two different lines last week. It lends to obvious advantages. Time being the key. Less waiting. More time to hang out and chat. Easier...
Many times over the past few years, I've gotten a call or email from someone asking about giving us a donation. A clothing donation. And lots of times, it was...