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Saturday, November 21, 2009 Living Proof As you may know, the stereotype of the adult Trust Baby who lives on the street by choice because he or she doesn’t want to obey society’s rules is, if not a d… more →
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Karen Shafer wrote 1 week ago:
Saturday, November 21, 2009 Living Proof As you may know, the stereotype of the adult Trust Baby who … more →
Tags: Homelessness, Inspiration, Vocation, Christianity, Hunger, and a little child shall lead them, healing, Peace, children who are homeless
Karen Shafer wrote 2 weeks ago:
Saturday, November 14, 2009 With winter upon us, it’s a good time to reflect upon the e … more →
Tags: Christianity, homeless assistance center, Homelessness, housing first, Hunger, Inspiration, leadership, middle-class housing crisis, pregnant women who are homeless
Karen Shafer wrote 1 month ago:
Thursday, October 1, 2009 Available On a Street Corner Near You! Today the October, 2009, issue … more →
Tags: Community Gardens, criminalization of the homeless, Dallas International Street Church, healing, Homelessness, housing first, Hunger, Inspiration, leadership
Karen Shafer wrote 3 months ago:
Sunday, August 16, 2009 The Soloist: Friendship and Freedom of Choice “Let your good deed … more →
Tags: criminalization of the homeless, healing, homeless assistance center, homeless people's pets, Homelessness, Hunger, Inspiration, Peace, The Bridge
Karen Shafer wrote 4 months ago:
Monday, July 20, 2009 Tommy There are occasionally people who impact one’s life significan … more →
Tags: central dallas ministries, Christianity, criminalization of the homeless, healing, homeless assistance center, Homelessness, housing first, Hunger, leadership
Karen Shafer wrote 4 months ago:
Wednesday, July 8, 2008 Reconnecting to ‘The Wild’ This past Fourth of July weekend, … more →
Tags: and a little child shall lead them, Dallas International Street Church, healing, Homelessness, Hunger, Inspiration, The Garden: South Dallas, The Natural World
Karen Shafer wrote 6 months ago:
Friday, 5/15/09 The Garden Is Growing! Update on The Garden: South Dallas, Texas The Garden: S … more →
Tags: and a little child shall lead them, Christianity, Community Gardens, criminalization of the homeless, Dallas International Street Church, healing, homeless people's pets, Homelessness, housing first
Karen Shafer wrote 7 months ago:
Saturday, May 2, 2009 The Garden-Raising Day, May 2, 2009 As of today, The Garden: South Dalla … more →
Tags: Christianity, Community Gardens, criminalization of the homeless, Dallas International Street Church, healing, Homelessness, Hunger, Inspiration, Peace
Karen Shafer wrote 7 months ago:
Thursday, April 16, 2009 “The earth is the Lord’s and the fulness thereof, the world and those who d … more →
Tags: and a little child shall lead them, children who are homeless, Christianity, Community Gardens, Dallas International Street Church, healing, homeless people's pets, Homelessness, Hunger
Karen Shafer wrote 8 months ago:
Saturday, March 28, 2009 Hot Off the Presses! Kim Horner and Courtney Perry of the Dallas Mornin … more →
Tags: children who are homeless, criminalization of the homeless, healing, homeless assistance center, homeless people's pets, Homelessness, housing first, Hunger, Inspiration
Karen Shafer wrote 8 months ago:
Monday, March 9, 2009 Trust When we have solved the problem of homelessness in Dallas, we will k … more →
Tags: criminalization of the homeless, healing, homeless assistance center, Homelessness, housing first, Hunger, leadership, middle-class housing crisis, mobile soup kitchens
Karen Shafer wrote 11 months ago:
Monday, December 15, 2008 We Built It, They Came, Now What? Here I sit in the same cafe where I … more →
Tags: Christianity, criminalization of the homeless, Dallas International Street Church, healing, homeless assistance center, Homelessness, Hunger, Inspiration, leadership
Karen Shafer wrote 11 months ago:
Thursday, December 4, 2008 Bitter Last night, armed with a carload of heavy coats and blankets g … more →
Tags: Christianity, criminalization of the homeless, homeless assistance center, Homelessness, Hunger, Inspiration, leadership, middle-class housing crisis, Peace
Karen Shafer wrote 12 months ago:
Wednesday, December 3, 2008 Conversation With a Dallas Police Officer: A Good Man ‘Just Doing H … more →
Tags: Christianity, criminalization of the homeless, healing, homeless assistance center, Homelessness, Hunger, Inspiration, leadership, The Bridge
Karen Shafer wrote 12 months ago:
Monday, December 1, 2008 The Bridge Closes Its Courtyard For Sleeping: The Rest of the Story I ha … more →
Tags: criminalization of the homeless, homeless assistance center, Homelessness, Hunger, leadership, middle-class housing crisis
Karen Shafer wrote 1 year ago:
Friday, November 28, 2008 Reflecting upon the sense of community I often feel at the Bridge homele … more →
Tags: Christianity, healing, homeless assistance center, Homelessness, Hunger, Inspiration, middle-class housing crisis, Peace, The Bridge
Karen Shafer wrote 1 year ago:
Friday, November 14, 2008 Here is a recent good-news email from Jean Jones, Director of Volunteers … more →
Tags: healing, Homelessness, Hunger, Inspiration, leadership, middle-class housing crisis