Archive for
adopt a Jesus
Have you seen the new trailer for Brandt’s Russo’s documentary?
While I personally preferred the title “pastor’s parking only” (he joked about that title during the chat for our podcast), Brandt says the movie needed something a bit more serious and they’ve settled on a title, ‘”Adopt a Jesus” (which is an awesome idea and [...]
Print This |
E-mail this | Buzz This | Share on FriendFeed | Tweet this!
Scrap Iron Memorial Video
Looks like I missed the Scrap Iron Memorial Concert this week .
Should have checked my RSS feeds more frequently this week. But Hal put together a Memorial Video as well…
Thanks for putting this together Hal.
Print This |
E-mail this | Buzz This | Share on FriendFeed | Tweet this!
Rest in Peace ScrapIron
A couple years ago, we met ScrapIron on the street near the Austin Street Shelter. He was a joy to be around and always carried an harmonica or two with him and was always more than willing to share the music that rang through his soul.
I was lucky enough to get him playing his rendition [...]
Print This |
E-mail this | Buzz This | Share on FriendFeed | Tweet this!
Slow to reject
…as Faenza likes to tell his staff, the more times a person has been in jail, been arrested or beaten up, the more welcome he will be at the center.
“We want this place to be very slow to reject anybody,” Faenza says. “You don’t have to be likable to deserve services. You can be aggravating [...]
Print This |
E-mail this | Buzz This | Share on FriendFeed | Tweet this!
5/365
5/365
Originally uploaded by Jonathan D. Blundell.
its awfully cold today in North Texas. maybe not as cold as other places, but following a weekend of 80 degrees, 30 degrees feels super cold.
we’re lucky. even in my garage its not that cold. i had a nice hot shower and settled down with a cold beer before remembering [...]
Print This |
E-mail this | Buzz This | Share on FriendFeed | Tweet this!
Change the world for $10
Kevin Hendricks is always finding great ways people can make a real difference. And these two ways don’t take much at all.
“You may not be able to change the world, but you can change the world for one person.”
(embedded video)
50,000 Shoes in 50 Days
Anne Jackson teamed up with Soles4Souls to issue a challenge: Buy 50,000 [...]
Print This |
E-mail this | Buzz This | Share on FriendFeed | Tweet this!
Helping the homeless stay warm
HT to Kevin Hendricks for keeping me up to date on many homeless issues and causes for celebration… like this one ::
In 2007, TAXI celebrated 15 years of success. To mark the occasion, they wanted a big idea, one that would give back to the community. The brief was sent out, and executive creative director, [...]
Print This |
E-mail this | Buzz This | Share on FriendFeed | Tweet this!
Get your hands dirty :: July 12
July 12th folks from encounter – as well as anyone else interested will spend a day working in and around Daniel’s Den in Waxahachie. Daniel’s Den is a ministry in Waxahachie, with the goal of reaching and helping the homeless of Ellis County.
There are a number of ways folks can help:
the back porch screen needs [...]
Print This |
E-mail this | Buzz This | Share on FriendFeed | Tweet this!
temporary shelter
Nappak Sleeping Cube. A temporary shelter.
Cool idea. Wonder if it could be made cost efficient to pass out to the homeless in Dallas, NYC, London, Moscow or even Jos, Nigeria.
Print This |
E-mail this | Buzz This | Share on FriendFeed | Tweet this!
Faith ideas :: Become a home for the homeless
We talked last night at our community group of some ways we can/should put the words of Jesus into real application and practice. CMS shared this idea today and thought it was a definite great idea for local churches.
It reminds me of a great point Shane Claiborne made in “Jesus for President.” He said [...]
Print This |
E-mail this | Buzz This | Share on FriendFeed | Tweet this!
