Graffiti Update–Reality Sinking in on the Street
The signs are starting to come up on the fence of the park here in New York City. It is going to be a long haul. It’s a marathon, not a
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Graffiti News from an Epicenter City
Different City. Last night I walked through our park in NYC. I had never seen it completely empty. Ever. A solitary police car was patrolling the pavement, flashing its lights. I prepared to tell them
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A New Kind of Church in New York City!
It’s a new day and a new way to do things in New York City. It’s easy to say “shelter in place,” but what if you don’t have a shelter? It’s
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It’s Not My Movie
Dear Friends: You will see a picture of Jose from Wednesday. Jose has had a turn-around in his life and has become a great encourager of others on the street.
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Most Giving Is Really a Trade
I heard someone say this last week—”Most giving is really a trade.” I keep thinking about it. How much of love is really a trade? When someone sings, “I can’t
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A Wise Heart
“A wise heart knows the right time and way.” Ecclesiastes 8:5 Proverbs and Ecclesiastes in the Bible talk a lot about knowledge and understanding and wisdom. There are things we
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The Devil’s Turf
However we express it, we all know deep down that there are some things in life that we will need to resist. We have a fight of faith in life, not a
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Serve the Unserved—Eat with Someone
“Bum.” To be honest, that is what I thought when I first saw him. Nothing new here. His long beard was matted and dirty. His clothes were worn. He smelled
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Meet the Need First–Cleaning a Toilet
They didn’t know what to do. They were in a neighborhood new to them, and they wanted to reach out to their neighbors. Many of these neighbors were from different
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Mindfulness
Think how our own consciousness has changed. Over thousands of years, we processed our world in a certain way. A hundred and fifty years ago, telephones, radio, and movies didn’t
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