Word on the Street
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Street Church: Seeing God’s Children
Some of you may remember the kind, gentle spirit that could be found in our friend and neighbor Shiferaw Tessima. Shiferaw was known well by community dinner groups.…
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Street Church: Love Abides
I remember some months ago when Marvin came to respite. He was so lonely and unsettled. He didn’t trust people. Making friends was hard. Chelsea began spending some…
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Street Church: The Good Shepherd
It is increasingly clear to me that even a church without walls will have flock issues. When I say flock, I intend to name both the people who…
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Street Church: It All Started with the Dirt
In Genesis, God created humanity with the earth. When we look back and tell the creation story of Street Church, I hope we start with the dirt… Feeling…
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Street Church: Promises
Beloved Community Partners, This is the first Sunday in a month that there has not been ice or snow in the forecast. Despite not running the Micah bus…
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Street Church Ashes in the Park: Neighbors Serving Neighbors
Beloved Community: You may recall Meghann’s letter last week about our recent Street Church experience as we focused on the transfiguration of Jesus and the “mountaintop…
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Street Church: The Mountaintop
Hello Friends, If ending homelessness is the goal, I don’t always think Micah has done a very good job. Still, after 15 years, there is always someone else…
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Word on the Street: Where God needs us next
After a decade and a half of caring for street people, I often like to think I have this love your neighbor thing figured out. But every time…
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Love Your Neighbor
For 73 days this year, Virginians sheltered in place under the Governor’s “stay at home” order. But the reality for 110 neighbors within the Micah community was that…
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Love Your Neighbor
For 73 days this year, Virginians sheltered in place under the Governor’s “stay at home” order. But the reality for 110 neighbors within the Micah community was that…