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Today at the Mission
Daily Life in a Homeless Shelter
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The book presents the best of the first year of Today at the Mission. It is very much like the blog - a record of an emotional and spiritual journey undertaken in the kitchen of an anonymous homeless shelter that could be anywhere, or everywhere. It's not always 'light' reading but it's every bit as real as it is honest. This book captures a few miles of the journey I've been on, and I hope you'll join me along the way.
Buy the book here: Lulu.com
And yes - every cent of the profit goes to the Mission.
Nota Bene
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Jesus for President: Politics for Ordinary Radicals -
The ShackThis self-published book has become wildly popular among Christian readers and with good reason - Young draws you into an encounter with the Trinity that is simply extraordinary.
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RoadAngie is clearly the best singer-songwriter I've heard in a decade - or two. Lyrical, haunting, beautiful.
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Divine Nobodies: Shedding Religion To Find God (And The Unlikely People Who Help You)Jim's journey from mega-pastor to Jesus follower. Every chapter is a great story that carries you along on a beautiful journey.
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Messy SpiritualityMike Yaconelli was a true original. I never met him, but I read this book, and loved him like a brother. You will too.
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Take This Bread: A Radical ConversionSara stretched my thinking and my understanding of the Kingdom of God, and I'm grateful. We all hunger for god, for friendship and for food. The dinner table is the only place these three needs can be met simultaneuously. I should have known that, but didn't. I learned it from Sara. She rocks.
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Blue Like Jazz: Can You Love a God Who Doesn't Make Sense?Donald Miller started me on a journey, mostly because this book made me realize I wasn't crazy. When I first read this book I realized I wasn't the only one that thought this way. You have no idea. If you haven't read this - you must. That's all I can say - you must!
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So I Go Now: Following After the Jesus of Our DayThis is the story of a minvan-driving family man who encounters Jesus on a Harley. Is he safe? 'Course he isn't safe. But he is good. Buy this book - your inner wildness will thank you.
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God in the Alley: Being and Seeing Jesus in a Broken WorldGreg Paul sees the bible come to life in the men and women of the homeless sanctuary he operates. You'll be amazed and in awe. Trust me. Amazed and in awe.
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The Irresistible Revolution: Living as an Ordinary RadicalIt's already a must-read classic. All my horizons got pushed back after reading this book.
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Not me.
I told Jimbo last night that I feel like I need to be in Philadelphia, helping them out in some way. Honestly, we don't have the finances to donate money, but I am wondering about my time, in helping the clean-up effort? There has to be something I can do. I feel simple sitting and just blogging about it.
It matters.
What I found was a group of people scurrying about, answering phone calls, trying to get through dozens of voice mails, videotaping the wreckage, recording audio commentary, eating some yummy-looking pudding/whipped cream/vanilla wafer dessert.
They were also trying to salvage a few things from 3200 Potter St. Earlier in the afternoon a police office stopped them from using an extension ladder to get 3 flower boxes down from second floor windows. After I arrived, we checked to see that the coast was clear, and we managed to retrieve all three boxes.
They are pretty symbolic - the fruits of the spirit hung from the flower boxes, painted on slats of wood and dangled over the sidewalk below. Shane said they'd put them up recently and were thrilled they survived.
At this point, it looks like there isn't much for hands to do. I'm sure they'll continue updating their site with the community's needs. Keep checking in.
For now, we have the difficult task of sitting, waiting, praying, and seeking some tangible way to at some point contribute to the resurrection of this neighborhood and community.
Peace to you all.
in the twilight sleep of my insomnia-riddled mind this morning at 4:00 a.m., the thought transversed: right now, just pray. i will continue to follow very closely and am hopeful God will prompt me when it is the right time to go up.
"here i am, Lord." i feel like a little kid again, sitting at my desk with my hand raised, ready.