A blog companion to the book by Susan Campbell
So this song sticks in my head a lot, which is awesome and sad at the same time. I mean, “Sooner or later, God’s gonna you down?” Can I get an amen? And a tissue? And a happier song, maybe? As I’ve said multiple times, yesterday I was on the Colin McEnroe Show on WNPR …
Continue reading “Sinners make the best Christians (I hope)”
I’m on the Colin McEnroe Show tomorrow at 1 p.m. on WNPR, with newspaper columnist Tom Krattenmaker, author of “Confessions of a Secular Jesus Follower: Finding Answers in Jesus for Those Who Don’t Believe,” and Brian Clark of the Hartford Seminary. We’ll be talking about Christianity. I intend to learn a lot. UPDATE: In case …
I’m on NEXT with John Dankosky and Jim Klocke, CEO of the Massachusetts Nonprofit Network, talking about charitable giving in the holiday season. The show airs at 2 p.m. on Thursday, and again at 6 p.m. on Sunday on WNPR. UPDATE: You can hear the episode here.
But I wrote about sex offenders for WNPR, and how Connecticut is rethinking its policies toward people who end up on our sex offender registry. Before you nail me to the wall, please just read the piece. I kept trying to write the thing (for several months, actually) but as a survivor of childhood sexual abuse, …
I’m on WNPR’s “Where We Live” on Thursday, starting at 9 a.m. I’ll be appearing with Rex Fowler, who leads the Hartford Community Loan Fund, and Jeff Gentes, of Connecticut Fair Housing Center. They’ll be talking about tax liens, which I wrote about here. (And as an aside, Bro. Rex is also a refugee from the …
Because our federal government codified a policy of dis-investment, through redlining and unfair mortgage practices. This started nearly a century ago, and it continues today. I wrote this for WNPR.
This is Jim King, a Marine veteran with an incredible story to tell. I sat in his apartment interviewing, and half the time I wanted to hug him and the rest of the time, I wanted to thank him. I only did the latter. His story is so many other veteran’s stories. I wrote this …
Continue reading “How Connecticut’s homeless emergency response system saved a life”
That was a text from my sister-by-choice (mine, maybe not hers) Sara Capen Salomons this morning. A little, I texted back, but I didn’t, not really. I mean, it was Easter this time last year, right? Chocolate bunnies, kids’ baskets? But then she reminded me, Sara who has more soul than I ever will. This time …
I wrote this for WNPR. This is a really questionable way for cities to raise money.
…listen to WNPR’s “Where We Live” around 9:20 on Friday morning, and hear Breisha Hilyard (featured here) talk about her life. Brei has an incredible story, and it’s well worth listening to. I’ll be there, too.
Dating Jesus 