Word on the Street
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When Disruption Knocks
It is not the first cry of my new baby that I most remember. It is the one that came after the doctors had left, the nurses had…
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Every Human Hungers for Connection
In a book called Beyond Homelessness, Theologians Brian Walsh and Stephen Bouma Prediger tell the story of two men: Kenny and Kenneth. They are neighbors, but seemingly, they do not…
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A Snowstorm and the Road to Damascus
Fredericksburg had frozen over. Where accumulation underperformed, the thickness of Jack Frost’s blast had accommodated. In typical snow day tradition, members of the Micah community were clamoring for…
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Bearing Each Others’ Burdens Builds Capacity for Hope
I had needed to visit Robbie for several weeks. When he moved from Micah’s respite house to a nursing home, I had promised he would not be forgotten.…
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The Miracle Nobody Noticed
My first apartment was in downtown Fredericksburg. On a daily basis, especially when it was warm out, many people would walk up my street to access the nearby…
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The Prodigal Returns: Love your Neighbor Close to Home
The old man had an attitude before I even showed up. By the time he got in my car, he had more than choice words for me and…
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Zacchaeus is Listening: Love your Neighbor Close to Home
His small heart grew three sizes that day. Then the true meaning of Christmas came through; and Zacchaeus… I mean the Grinch… found the strength of ten Grinches plus…
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Lazarus is at our Gate: Love your Neighbor Close to Home
A downtown business owner texted in a panic after encountering a young girl sleeping in a car near her shop. “I could not drive away without checking on…
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This Advent Season: Love your Neighbor Close to Home
Dear friend, There was a time in my life that I imagined God would call me across an ocean. I would become a missionary in sub-Saharan Africa, be…
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A year of Hesed
It poured rain on the morning that the downtown churches gathered in the parking lot of 1901 Augustine Ave. to bless the newly renovated 1950s-style hotel, now called…