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BLight Magazine

Posted by SteveKimes
/ June 24, 2012 /

Sisters of the Road is a great organization located in downtown Portland. Their main service is providing a meal for a little bit of labor or for a dollar twenty five. But they have also been heavily involved in organizing the homeless, providing information about homelessness and encouraging the city...

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Anawim Art Studio

Posted by SteveKimes
/ June 19, 2012 / 2 Comments

In Rockwood, the poorest community in the Portland metro area, there is a place where the poor can go to exercise their creativity and to produce some marvelous works of art. Twice a week, at the Anawim Art Studio, anyone can come free of charge and paint, draw or...

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Grace

Posted by SteveKimes
/ June 12, 2012 /

A basic principle of life is “You reap what you sow.” Whatever you did in your past life, that is what you will gain in your present and future life. If I sowed well and have a huge, wonderful garden, and I see my neighbor who didn’t sow well and...

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The Living Rights T-shirt

Posted by SteveKimes
/ June 12, 2012 / 11 Comments

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Utopia

Posted by SteveKimes
/ June 6, 2012 / 2 Comments

My family had a discussion the other day on this topic: What would your perfect utopia include? Below is what we came up with. It is also our short list of what the kingdom of God would look like, at least in part. Really. Everyone has access to healthy...

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Dogs Save Lives

Posted by SteveKimes
/ June 4, 2012 / 1 Comment

Many dogs save the lives of the homeless. A dog can protect their human. A dog can be a loving irritant to help their human’s character grow. A dog can keep their human warm on a winter night. A dog can give their human family to love. A dog can...

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Dying on the Streets

Posted by SteveKimes
/ May 25, 2012 /

In Portland, the Multnomah County Medical Examiner’s office released recently a report on deaths that occurred among people who have no known address. This report admits that the numbers they have are limited and that the report is far from inclusive about deaths of the homeless. For instance, it does not...

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Being Human

Posted by SteveKimes
/ May 20, 2012 /

By Leo Rhodes, Street Roots Vendor, advocate for the homeless Being Human? I am the voice you never hear If I spoke would you listen? I am the ugly duckling Visable in your pretty little world I am the criminal when I try to sleep I am the nuisance Trying...

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My Hero, Leo

Posted by SteveKimes
/ May 20, 2012 /

Leo Rhodes is a truly amazing man. Most people, when they become homeless, they are so depressed that they can’t do anything but survive. And in homelessness the depression and immobility just deepens. But not Leo. After years of homelessness in Seattle, he and some friends decided to do something...

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Strong Story: Beggar in the Parking Lot

Posted by SteveKimes
/ May 20, 2012 /

This is the beginning of a new feature called “Strong Stories” where Jeff Strong, one of the pastors at Anawim, tells a strong, inspiring, or sometimes funny story. Jeff has had a number of different experiences in his life and he finds himself in really unique situations at times. Rather...

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