Today has been crisis mode and phone calls. All day long. It started with a call to the officer who went to the bridge this morning to tell our homeless friends living there that they have until Friday to have all of their things cleared out. Anything left will be … > read more
Chip wrote a post about sin today: “Christspeak Word of the Day.” He says: “Sin is how man relates to God. Sin is rebellion against God… What is sinful? It is not open to interpretation, as some would have you believe. Sin is revealed by the law of God.” “Sin” … > read more
In “A Little More On Haggard,” Lex writes: “Jesus warned his followers they would be cursed and reviled for his sake, but that was in a time and place where his teachings were subversive and were viewed as threatening on any number of levels. If, however, you live in a … > read more
Remember when I wrote about the homeless camps at MLK & Lee that the City wanted cleared for a new owner? (Posts here, here, here, here.) I was asked by City staff to help notify the homeless folks who stayed there, and I agreed, because as I explained at the … > read more
We’re well into Fall now and headed into Winter. These can be dark days for folks who suffer from mood disorders, such as seasonal affective disorder, clinical depression and bipolar disorder. If you or someone you love is struggling with depression, please seek help. This online depression screening test may … > read more
In Sunday’s column, Lorraine Ahearn writes about the residents of Joseph’s House: One boy’s mother died of drug use, and his father is a crack addict. Before coming to Joseph’s House, he slept in a spot behind the Greensboro Children’s Museum, using his duffel bag from high school ROTC for … > read more
The American dream is all about moving up. More and better. So why would anyone choose to leave the comfort and security of suburbia for the chaos and danger of the ‘hood? Find out why my friends Marshall, Diane, Dayna, Denine, Melissa, Randy and others moved to Glenwood in this … > read more
In September, I posted about the 10,000+ patients in Western North Carolina who were losing their mental health services as part of our state’s mental health “reform.” This news followed an earlier series of reports in the Winston Salem Journal about that community’s struggles with mental health reform. Today the … > read more
Liz Seymour pointed me to an online article about a group of Miami activists who “liberated” public land to feed and house homeless people, because the community was unable or unwilling to help. And what really got my attention was this: “Miami police tried to evict us, but, having done … > read more
I talked to a cop friend this week. He’s been getting complaints about homeless people again. One came from the neighbor of a homeowner who has been letting homeless folks sleep in a shed behind his home. The other came from the owner of a home in a newly redeveloped … > read more