manhattan churches open doors to #OWS protestors

On 17 November, 2011 · Leave a Comment

When the police forced Occupy Wall Street protestors out of Zuccotti Park earlier this week, it was two churches in Manhattan that opened their doors.

Middle Collegiate and Church of St. Paul and Andrew not only opened their doors to protestors, but provided them with food and water. Although the overwhelming [...]

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reciprocity

On 24 October, 2011 · 2 Comments

If the people I share time and resources with are supposed to share of their time and resources with me in return, I’ll be greatly limited in what and whom I choose to give myself to.

Helping people in need will always be ‘charity’ – a place I give, but get nothing. Giving to a [...]

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thoughts on dreaming

On 20 October, 2011 · Leave a Comment

Sometimes something happens that reminds me I’m not dreaming big enough. Standing on the Top of the Rock overlooking lower Manhattan, where Emily and I feel lead to start a new faith community, was one of those times. And it’s launched me on a journey to do a few things. First, [...]

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