Answer this honestly: Have you read the Bible? The whole Bible — all the way
through, from Genesis to Revelation? If not, 2007 is your year. You can even read it online.
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03196
yayin {yah’-yin}
wine
from an unused root meaning “to effervesce”
appears 140 times in 134 verses
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My mom sent me this forwarded email, a Christmas letter from “Jesus.” I don’t know who wrote it, but I think the real Jesus would be pleased. I’ve read it over and over, and I thought you might want to read it, too.
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I’ve been reading News & Record reporter and blogger (here, here) Lex Alexander’s recent articles on veterans’ issues. The National Coalition for Homeless Veterans reports that, “[c]onservatively, one out of every three homeless men who is sleeping in a doorway, alley or box in our cities and rural communities has put on a uniform and served this country.”
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The annual Point in Time Count of the homeless in Guilford County is scheduled for January 24, 2007.
Below are resources from HUD for people who will be involved in the count:
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There was a tent fire last night in a homeless camp near downtown Greensboro. One of the men who lived at the camp was seriously burned and also has inhalation injuries. He’s in the burn unit at Baptist Hospital. Above are some of the photos that I took at the site this afternoon.
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Are the holidays a “gold rush” for the homeless and hungry? That’s the question YES! Weekly’s John Kirby sought to answer as he became a panhandler for a day. Kirby writes about the world of the chronically homeless in Greensboro: hanging on the block, at Lee and Eugene; lunch at Greensboro Urban Ministry; afternoons on the internet at the Central Library; Wednesday night dinner at Grace Community Church; and more. Read it online here.
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Needle exchange programs are proven to lower the rate of HIV infection among intravenous drug users. Providing free condoms also helps prevent HIV infection. And needles and condoms cost less than AIDS treatment. But some people argue that offering needles and condoms implies approval of wrong behavior.
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Despite lots of folks’ coordinated and best efforts to run them all off, there are still homeless people downtown, and so, you know, uh oh…
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Jeff Phillips, one of the drivers and leaders for NightWatch, talks about serving the homeless in this story on WFMY by photojournalist Steve Hofbauer.
One of the most common problems I hear about from unsheltered homeless people in Greensboro is the lack of access to a bathroom. No home = no bathroom. Often, homeless people are barred from using bathrooms in businesses. So they have to go outside. And that frequently leads to a citation from police, or even jail time.
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A freelance reporter and an intern for YES! Weekly were downtown this afternoon, working on a story about homelessness and panhandling. Apparently, they planned to do some reality reporting, aka “undercover.” But they soon attracted the attention of local law enforcement.
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