As part of the summer experiences that we host here at SHO we include an educational project called “Homeless for a day.” Earlier this month we hosted a team from the suburbs of Atlanta. They brought a different group of about 40 students to SHO each day to do this…

I turned thirty on Tuesday of this week. This year was perhaps the best birthday I have ever had. It was the best for so many reasons. My friends and family threw me an amazing birthday party. I was given some great gifts. I was surrounded by people I love…

About a week or so ago, I was out on a city walk with a group and we stopped by Woodruff park to see how everyone was doing. As we were wandering through the park visiting with several of our homeless friends, a man asked my wife if he could…

I can hardly contain my excitement. This morning was one of the best mornings I have had in a long time. Each day at SHO we fight against the seemingly never-ending curse of homelessness. We do everything we can to help people get out of homelessness and become thriving parts…

Wow! The three weeks stretch from Christmas to New Year is a very difficult time for me to stay focused. As a result I have not had much to say about love over the past several weeks. Most of my attention lately has been placed on simply loving my friends…

As Thanksgiving approaches people begin to think beyond themselves and start noticing all that they have. We become thankful for all that God has added to our lives. As we begin to reflect on our blessings, the realization that others may not have it so good creeps in. We begin…

Yesterday I had the privilege of attending a luncheon called Courage To Care. The theme of the event was, “Atlanta unites with compassion to help the homeless.” Of course homelessness is one of the issues I am most passionate about seeing as I work with homeless men and women everyday….

One of the places I go a lot in downtown is an abandon building across the street from the Five Points MARTA station. I have many friends who live there and I meet new people every time I go. Shelia is one of my friends who lives in this building….

Wednesday this week a friend of mine asked if I would take him and his eight year old son on a walking tour of Atlanta. One of my favorite things to do at Safehouse Outreach is to take people on a city walk. I get to show people things they…

I have had the unique pleasure of serving for the past eighteen months at Safehouse Outreach in downtown Atlanta. This place and it’s people have taught me so much about what it really means to live love. My journey began by meeting Philip Bray at the SHO gala in March…