September 18, 2018 |
Matt Wallace
As we head towards the annual fundraising dinner this October, we've been considering the significance of this year's theme: Perspective. We hope you'll plan to join us on October 20th! Details and tickets are here.
Perspective - pərˈspektiv/. noun
1. the art of drawing solid objects on a two-dimensional surface so as to give the right impression of their height, width, depth, and position in relation to each other when viewed from a particular point."a perspective drawing"
2. a particular attitude toward or way of regarding something; a point of view.
A SEVEN-SECOND PERSPECTIVE-SHIFTING CONVERSATION WITH JOEY. OCTOBER, 2003.
Joey: “What are you doing here?”
Me: “Well, I just came down to see you,”
Joey: “Oh yeah? You would have to come down to see a guy like me.”
Ouch! This response more than rattled me.
He’s got this wrong! That’s not what I’m doing. That’s not what I meant! Flustered, I fumbled through a quick conversation and we parted ways.
That’s
not what I’m doing, right?
As I thought deeply about his words later that night, I moved from flustered to convicted.
I realized that he was right. That was my attitude.
He detected it long before I did.
Read More September 15, 2018 |
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Contemplative Crochet in Community
This article first appeared in Knitting4Peace's newsletter
written by Kathleen Marsh, Executive Director of Knitting4Peace
Recently, I visited Dry Bones in Denver, Colorado.
Dry Bones seeks to meet spiritual and physical needs of homeless and street-connected youth and young adults.
While there, I was fortunate to listen to Joyce Garrett, Life Formation Coach, speak about contemplative crochet.
Joyce spoke gratefully of Mary Ellen, Knitting4Peace assistant, who made deliveries of warm winter hats and scarves last year to Dry Bones.
These deliveries later turned into gifts of donated yarn, hooks, and needles for this young, transformative group.
As the Dry Bones group began to learn about the mission of K4P around the world, a couple of the youth wanted to be a part of it.
Joyce writes, “we found that a craft or handiwork of some kind helps the kids recall, remember, or experience relaxation.” Read More March 21, 2018 |
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Thoughts by Rachel Hambley, Spring Intern
One of the things that drew me to Dry Bones was their sense of community. Since I started interning, about a month ago, I have been in awe of the relationships and sense of family that emanates from this place. Each person is committed to loving people for the long haul. There is no agenda or requirement; there is simply a desire to walk along side our friends through the ups and downs of life.
When I heard about the heart of the ministry, before I got to hang out with everyone, I wondered how in the world people could create a community like the one Dry Bones professed to be. How do you bring together people from vastly different beliefs, backgrounds, and experiences and still create love, unity and vulnerability? Read More November 1, 2017 |
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Thoughts by Robbie Goldman
The phrase “ground score”, once unfamiliar to us, has become an activity we keep on our minds, pretty much every day. You don’t have to hang around our friends for long before you begin to hear stories of amazing ground scores. It usually will be the perfect item at the perfect time of need. Sometimes there is some planning involved, like frequenting taxi cab loading and unloading spaces where people often drop items, but most of the time it is about being aware and looking in places most people do not look.
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