Bad News and Good News
Lately, the newspaper and the scripture readings seem to be interchangeable. When Jesus warns us* about wars and uprising, nations attacking one another, earthquakes, famines, and epidemics, I might as well be reading the front page of The Washington Post. War in Ukraine! Rising inflation! Political chaos! Police brutality! Racism! New strains of COVID! Half […]
Our Addiction to the Culture – Dec. 10, 2019
“All societies are addicted to themselves and create deep codependency on them. There are shared and agreed-upon addictions in every culture and every institution. These are often the hardest to heal because they do not look like addictions because we have all agreed to be compulsive about the same things and blind to the same […]
First Time – Jan. 16, 2019
“When William received some bad news, he took off and got loaded. Typically when someone relapses it may take weeks or months for them to find their way back to recovery and stability. William was sitting on the front step the very next day. I asked him what accounted for his being able to return […]
Bethany Inc. – History, Programs, and Fundraiser on Sept. 15
Bethany Inc.’s founder, Carol Bullard-Bates, moved to Washington D.C. in 1987 with her family to become a member of the Church of the Savior Christian community. When Carol spoke of her first impressions of Washington D.C. she said, “I was shocked to see so many homeless people here. I had never lived anywhere where I saw […]
