on Christmas day, tbV and i went to visit a church called Epic that our friends Cody and Lyndsey go to and really had a great time - they meet in a cinema and we were greeted with good coffee and donuts, so pretty much everything i look for in a church [harr!] and then we found the one thing we had been missing in a bunch of churches we have visited since being in [...]
last night the beautiful Val and Monkman and myself went to a homeless memorial service in town where a bunch of different organisations who work with homeless people, such as project home where will [who runs our alternative seminary classes] works to specifically remember those homeless or previously homeless people who had died in the last year – more than fifty names were read out at one part of the service which took place outside [...]
this year we got to be secret rooftop witnesses of this incredible act of Christmas mischief that Shane speaks about in this article and it was incredible hearing some of the stories from some of the people who had no idea where the money came from and yet for some of them it was a complete lifeline and life-changing moment for them: So here is the start of the article shane wrote but click on [...]
i came across this blog today and i want you to read the bio with me and try and conjure up in your mind an image of the person who might possibly be writing it: "A few years ago, I stumbled upon the Vaquita, a tiny endangered porpoise. I was heartbroken when I read about its story, so I decided to start this blog, along with many other efforts to help this species. I post [...]
and that ‘c’ stands for ‘creativity’ – so whether it is a way of celebrating family or looking after someone who is seen as a 'the least of these' let us be looking for ways to go beyond the typical commercial aspects of the season... and send your ideas of stuff done or stuff plotting to be done to brettfish@hotmail.com: Pete and Bev Brodrick: Remembrance Lunch: A second family gathering for a celebration lunch/dinner with [...]
and that 'c' stands for 'creativity' - moving beyond spending a bunch of money you can't afford on a bunch of stuff no-one needs [and often doesn't even want] because of some kind of misplaced notion that it is 'showing love' when there are people you know, or live near, or try to ignore, who are likely to be having a very miserable holiday time and your act of creativity in the form of generosity [...]
i managed to find Paul's second letter, which he gave me a copy of when i went to visit the homeless community on sunday with val and some friends from SA who are visiting to join them for a quaker type service - it has been published in a few online newspapers and i got this copy from here. when we arrived at their base, they had been issued an eviction notice and had to [...]
two nights ago val got a call from a guy from a local church who told her that some homeless people [who had been evicted along with the 'Occupy Philly' people this week] had moved under a nearby bridge and would we the Simple Way be wanting to do anything about it – i chatted to him and got the details and told him i would try go that evening… something more prioritised came up [...]
for some reason, my 'the simple weigh' blog [stories and experiences and reflections specifically linked to the time the beautiful val and i are spending at the simple way] receive an incredibly lesser number of hits than my irresistibly fish blog and i'm not quite sure why that is cos the same links to both get posted to facebook and twitter. the one thort i had was people who have subscribed to the irresistibly fish [...]
please take a minute and go read this story titled "A victim treats his mugger right" and let this story of a man called Julio Diaz challenge you to think more creatively about the people in need around you whatever shape or form or flavour you may find them in [had a super rad encounter with a homeless guy called Paul today who i will blog about later, made my day!]