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Thomas Merton’s Prayer
I highly recommend anything written by Thomas Merton. I will do a full post on him later, but he was a Trappist Monk in the ’60’s who was a major voice in the anti-war and civil-rights movements. In addition, he was a prolific writer and very much a contemplative mystic. In his book Thoughts in [...]
A No Slack Jesus
Several folks have wanted me to talk about what I do day-to-day.
“I don’t get it,” one corespondent said, ” You just talk to the homeless? About what?”
Well, I do more than just talk to the homeless, but that is a big part of what I do. I want to show you how one such conversation [...]
December’s Newsletter Has Hit The Streets
As I mentioned ages ago, I decided to start a newsletter to document some of the things we are doing here. Our first issue has now went out (yeahhh!).
If you want to subscribe to our humble monthly newsletter, go over here and sign up. It is free, it is well written (I may be biased [...]
Hugh’s December 2007 Newsletter
Dear Friends,
If you are reading this, you are one of a few friends, past supporters and folks I know who have expressed an interest in finding out more about what I do with the homeless here in Raleigh, NC. With this in mind, I decided to put out a monthly newsletter to keep [...]
Focus on Individuals, not Systems.
One thing that stands out in the Gospel stories of Jesus is how he focuses his efforts on individuals, not groups or systems.
We are not called to end poverty: we are called to love our neighbor. Of course, the eventual result of everyone loving their neighbor will end poverty, but that is not our focus. [...]