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Don’t Take it Personal
As a leader there are days, weeks, even months where it feels as no one loves you. People are talking to everyone but you. You can feel the tension just under the surface. People are angry, caught up in emotion and they don’t even know the whole story, just the parts they think they see. [...]
Just Love Coffee – Fundraiser
Urban Connection-San Antonio is partnering with Just Love Coffee Roasters to raise funds for organizational support. We are excited to offer an opportunity to purchase Roasted-to-order Fair Trade Coffee and to help support our mission. Just Love Coffee is passionate about creating outstanding fine artisan coffee and helping those in need. Every delectable cup of [...]
Round Pegs
“Here’s to the crazy ones, the misfits, the rebels, the troublemakers, the round pegs in the square holes… the ones who see things differently — they’re not fond of rules. You can quote them, disagree with them, glorify or vilify them, but the only thing you can’t do is ignore them because they change things… [...]
I Know Who I Am
Though it is a new year, as a non-profit we have the same old issue that we always have… money. There just never seems to be enough to all the things you need to do, let alone the things you want. So, as I began the first work day of the year, I sat and [...]
Christmas in the Hood
Christmas on the West End is one of the hardest things for me. I get so frustrated and there isn’t much that can be done about it, right now, anyway. Everyone is so set in their ways on how things are supposed to go during this season, that a 180 shift could be catastrophic. Last [...]
The Serenity Prayer
On this journey of community and leadership development on the West End I have had to come to terms with some of my own issues and in doing so I’ve learned a lot about myself and those in the community in which I serve. For a long time I couldn’t figure out why I would [...]
Reflecting on "The Cycle"
This is a note that I wrote on Facebook on March 29,2009. These words fit how I feel today. There is only one word I would add to this montage in several places is the word WAITING. I feel like I am always waiting. Waiting on something or someone. The silence of waiting is sometimes [...]
Taking the Limits Off
Since May I have been in an internal struggle believing God about the “exceeding, abundantly above all you can ask, think or imagine”. A friend of mine would say, “you have to take the limits off God”. As I tried to do it in my own strength, fear would set in…what if what I “ask, [...]
Imparting Wisdom
Man, I wish I had something exciting to say, something that will compel people to stop pointing fingers and get involved. Yesterday while doing my daily devotion I read this passage of scripture and I immediately thought of my families on the West End of San Antonio. This passage of scripture reminded me that not [...]
The Solution
The problem with poverty is that, haves and have nots alike, seem to believe that poverty and being “poor” is just about money and material possession. But it’s not. And if you served in the neighborhood in which we serve I believe that you’d also come to that conclusion, if you wanted to see [...]
