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Meet the Anawim

Posted by SteveKimes
/ August 22, 2012 / 2 Comments

The term “anawim” in Hebrew means “the poor seeking the Lord for deliverance.” Although the term is only used some 23 times in the plural, the idea of God’s people being poor and delivered by Him is found throughout the Scripture. God has always taken the ones in the position...

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A New Look At Beggars

Posted by SteveKimes
/ August 21, 2012 /

Second quote by Steve Kimes.

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Not What You Expect

Posted by SteveKimes
/ August 19, 2012 /

Elizabeth Elliot’s husband, Jim, died in the jungles of the Amazon basin, at the hands of an indigenous people. Elizabeth returned to that people, forgave the killers of her husband, and served them for many years.

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Love Casts Out Fear

Posted by SteveKimes
/ August 19, 2012 / 4 Comments

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Website Gala!

Posted by SteveKimes
/ August 17, 2012 / 2 Comments

It’s time for a party! Oh yeah! Play the soundtrack: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OG_6CopW9GQ What kind of party? A website party! We are officially opening up our glorious website to everyone! It’s colorful! It’s fun! It’s got cool stories and art! And… it’s INFORMATIVE! You may think that informative doesn’t equal fun....

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Homeless Sweeps and Violence

Posted by SteveKimes
/ August 3, 2012 / 5 Comments

On July 31, this report was broadcast in Portland about clearing the homeless out of parking lots: http://www.katu.com/news/local/Security-company-clears-out-Pearl-District-homeless-camps-164519266.html In this report, the moving on of homeless people is called “cleaning up” the parking lot. Not vacating, not requesting– “cleaning”. Last night, we receive this report of three homeless...

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The Wild Garden, Part 2 – August 2012

Posted by SteveKimes
/ August 1, 2012 / 2 Comments

Despite the chaos, beauty grows within the wild. “I have other sheep, which are not of this fold; I must bring them also, and they will hear My voice; and they will become one flock” (John 10:16) It is true, some of our plants have disease, rot and are in...

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The Wild Garden, Part 1 – August 2012

Posted by SteveKimes
/ August 1, 2012 /

Most people want to begin an already cultivated garden. They buy their plants from nurseries, they have carefully tended soils, they might even control the climate and atmosphere. At Anawim, we cultivate the Wild Garden: plants springing out of nowhere, growing up any which way, chaos barely tamed,...

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Not In My Neighborhood

Posted by SteveKimes
/ July 26, 2012 / 7 Comments

A neighbor said, “I know this sounds like a cliché, but why do they have to be in our neighborhood?” Um, yeah. That is a cliché. And there’s two reasons it’s a cliché: one, it is often repeated; and two, it shows an unthinking response. The thing is, no one...

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Why Can’t the Homeless Just Act Normal?

Posted by SteveKimes
/ July 25, 2012 / 1 Comment

This is the first of a series of responses to questions given to us by neighbors of our facility in Gresham. This is the same question that many ask of immigrants or of people of other races. In the end, we want all people to recognize our values and mores...

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