When I was still a young man, I knew an old man, but I never learned his name. Everyone just called him Pops. He was a gentle man. He lived on the streets of Philadelphia. Most who would encounter him would think he was mentally ill, because he seemed too content and entirely too happy for . . . → Read More: Pops’ Crosses
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“I have said on occasion that I think gardening is nearer to godliness than theology. … True gardeners are both iconographers and theologians insofar as these activities are the fruit of prayer ‘without ceasing.’ Likewise, true gardeners never cease to garden, not even in their sleep, because gardening is not just something they do. It is . . . → Read More: Earthy Wisdom Last night, there were about 30 of us sitting and standing against the walls of the back room of the Teaful Bliss Cafe on 11th and Spring Garden in Philadelphia. We represented 15 to 20 different groups who serve the homeless and poor on the streets of Philadelphia in one fashion or another. We were there . . . → Read More: A Reprieve for Now Please feel free to download, print and distribute this special edition of our Report. Time is of the essence, as they say. We need your prayers. We need financial support. We have $5 in the checking account and a lot of work to do. Here is the link to the newsletter: Special Report The Donate Button is to . . . → Read More: Special Report Available for Printing It is not lost on us that the ban on outdoor serving of hot, nutritious meals to homeless and other poor people in Philadelphia goes into effect on April 13, Great and Holy Friday. The whole community was given very little warning. The proposals came out during Lent. There is at least a one month gap where there . . . → Read More: Great and Holy Friday The McGraws, John Haggerty and I went to the Friends of Mount Moriah cemetery meeting in February. It was very encouraging. The city’s managing director’s chief of staff was there and talked about the progress of disentangling the ownership issue. The plan is that they want to turn it over to a public/private board with a . . . → Read More: Mount Moriah Cemetery Update In the early years of the church, when Christianity was illegal and most Christians were slaves or peasants, they performed a service for the pagans that was so convicting, such a testament to Christ’s love for all mankind, such a recognition of the image of God in every human being, an affirmation of the value of . . . → Read More: Are We Ready to Turn America Upside Down? The City of Philadelphia is trying to shut down open air feeding programs for the homeless before the new Barnes Museum opens up in an effort to “clean up” the area. You know rich, white, suburban people’s sweat is so much sweeter than poor, black, urban people’s sweat. Here is my response: No one was afraid of . . . → Read More: Urgent I guess I’m not a very good showman. I have always tried to avoid the cameras. Even so, we have ended up on all the network affiliates’ newscasts and the daily and weekly papers in the city at some point through the years. Over nearly 23 years, that can probably just be attributed to some bad . . . → Read More: How we do Thanksgiving I have been praying the Prayer of a Sick Person quite a bit over the last year, especially this summer. Since June 8th, I have had more days with debilitating migraines than without. I have experienced at least three incidences of strokes, the second two with multiple infarcts. I have been unable to do the work . . . → Read More: “… and let mercy and justice meet …” |
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