The difficulty with faith is not so much belief in what can be, nor the maintenance of what is, but in the merging of the two. Does that make sense? It seems that at times, everything is so clear and biblically-centered, and then the next moment, I am struggling to remember what God has already done for me. He has interceded in real ways, and that affirmation was not simply something that I wished would be; it was real and tangible. This struggle is not new. In fact, it is

I would love to tell you that I played the role of David vs. Goliath today, that I stood my ground against a corrupt system that needed to see the error of its ways. But the truth is, there was a little old lady who needed someone to stand with her, to ask questions on her behalf. We’ve spoken about her before. She is almost 92 years old, living with her 68 year-old son who is blind. They were being evicted from their apartment because the complex was no longer going to acc

In the past, when I sat in the pew at church, I was always ultra-sensitive to those who came around asking for money. It seemed like everyone always had their hand out. My goal was and is for The Community Chaplain to be self-sustaining, whether through donations from the families of people who we help for free or through other business enterprises that could help us keep the lights on. But after six months, almost to the day, I find myself with my hands up, asking God to m

There is a place in my mind where I go when things don’t match up between how I think they should be and how they really are . It’s a big room with a wall solidly constructed of old red brick, though there are bits of mortar missing here and there. In the center of that wall is a splotch, a stain where I have repeatedly hit my head against the wall, until I allow God’s word, his reality, to reign. There is a reality that I deny on a regular basis on various issues. I can e