I will be “interviewed” by Jeff Ramsey at Visio Dei church on August 24th at 10am. It is part of a series they are doing, involving interviews with people whose faith has affected their life.  Most of the people interviewed have been through horrible experiences… the loss of a brother, a cancer diagnosis, etc. I think I am the happy story in the bunch.  On the 24th, my interview will be the whole sermon, so if you want to hear more about me and how I got here, this would be a good place to do it.

Also on the 24th, I will be speaking at HomeStar Fellowship at 5pm. HomeStar is a small group of spiritual seekers that meets in downtown Raleigh and is moderated by my friend Jan Cartledge. Jan graciously invited me to talk to the group that day, so I am now booked both morning and afternoon on the 24th.

You are more than welcome to come hear me at either location. Directions to each place are on their respective websites. If you do come, please make sure you say hi and introduce yourself afterward. I love meeting you guys!

If your church, Sunday School class or small group would like to have me come and speak, please shoot me an email and we can work out the details.

Today, I spent the afternoon helping a 55 year-old man move his worldly possessions from a mini-storage unit to the rooming house room he rents. There is so much I could say about the experience and the lessons that could be derived from it, but the biggest thing that hit me was that here we [...]

Dear Friends;
One recurring problem we have in our mission to work with and minister to the poor and homeless population of Raleigh is that of how to disciple those who have decided to follow Jesus. I know many of you represent various churches that would be more than happy to have these people attend your [...]

Recently we have had some just plain rude comments left here on the blog, which I ceremoniously deleted. The person who left said comment then emailed me and called me a hypocrite and other wonderful names for deleting said comment. Therefore, I have decided to make the rules for commenting clear and unambiguous.

Be Nice. This [...]

This is a list of things we really need right now. The list will change over time, so we will keep it up to date. If you can help with any of these, please shoot me an email and let me know.

We are still looking for a place downtown to meet weekly for a small [...]

Right now, I am in The Dip.
For example: I have the good fortune of not being materialistic, but still, rent and rice and beans (and coffee!) do come at a cost. Unlike Jesus, I am yet to find some wealthy women to front my ministry costs. Instead, I have a hodgepodge collection of churches, widow [...]

Yesterday our monthly letter from me to our base of supporters, cheerleaders and prayer partners went out via email. In it I talked about our current plans to build a weekly bible study/discipleship group.
It is an exciting project, but we are running into a few snags. The biggest thing we need right now is a [...]

I have known him for almost a year.  I have helped him move into three different places in that time, have watched him enter and end bad relationships, have been incredibly blessed by him, have laughed with him until my sides hurt, have been frustrated with him, have yelled at him once or twice, have [...]