4 Do not answer a fool according to his folly, or you yourself will be just like him. 5 Answer a fool according to his folly, or he will be wise in his own eyes. Proverbs 26:4-5 “I don’t believe in any of that Jesus stuff. It, and all religion, is made up by people …
The TL at the end of the month…
Today in the Tenderloin the air felt thicker than usual. I think it was because it was the end of the month when people’s SSI checks were about to become available. For pretty much everyone in this depressed neighborhood, since their food had run out way before their money did, their stomachs growled with unusual …
Some of my heroes in San Francisco…
Liz Wong is the first person that comes to mind when I think of spiritual heroes in the City. She and her late husband, Ed started a ministry in San Francisco’s “worst” neighborhood, the “Tenderloin” twenty-five years ago or so. Before coming to Jesus, Ed had been an addict and frequent flyer in this dark …
Shame OFF You!
I’ve been making a new friend in the Tenderloin (let’s call him, Stan) who opened up his life a bit to me the other day. He told me that 20 years ago when he was dealing dope and ripping people off he murdered two people. In spite of the state of his heart at the …
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