This is the second part of a two-part series on Resilience: Advocates for Ending Violence. Be sure to read Part One from last week....

This is the first of a two-part series about Resilience: Advocates for Ending Violence. Over 10 million Americans experience domestic...

I’ve always had an interest in home design and have enjoyed reading about what others consider to be the best roof design or where the...

A favorite story in Margaret Wheatley’s Turning to One Another is what happened after friends began discussing the needs of children in a...

I believe there is a disconnect between Christians and the poor. Most Christians, including me, don’t act like Jesus who spent his...

Like the young boy who plugs the leak in the dyke with his thumb, we know of situations where even one person can make a big difference...

I often learn from reader feedback. Friend Pat shared with me the four-word title of today’s blog. It’s a very good mantra for those of...

You’re homeless. You’re jobless. You’re getting out of jail or prison. Who can help? I reached out to Marybeth Apple Sims, Donor...

Building More Houses Faster At Lakeshore Habitat for Humanity’s annual luncheon, Executive Director Don Wilkinson remarked that Habitat...

In talking with professionals about local homelessness, they remind us that if we don’t see homeless people, it doesn’t follow that there...

All of us know the value of family, friends and neighbors. We develop friendships in many ways. Becoming good neighbors to each other may...

Jay Van Groningen is a Holland resident who walks the talk and has a great deal of experience in community building and helping others...

We don’t have to start from scratch when we commit to social justice work. Others have been on the path already. Their education and...

Recently I attended the upbeat Lakeshore Habitat for Humanity annual luncheon held at Holland’s DoubleTree’s Conference Center. LHH is...

The First United Methodist Church of Holland, in partnership with Community Action House, hosts Refresh, a program of “Hygiene and Hope.”...

Once a person becomes sensitive to those who struggle under the stress of poverty, that person sees and hears about poverty everywhere,...

In the past, I’ve read advice on how to respond to panhandlers, but I wanted to check what a local expert would say. I called Community...

On Saturday I attended a 2.5 hour presentation on connecting faith and justice. This is the third time I’ve heard Jack Jezreel speak. He...

Some of us are making a significant shift in our understanding of poverty and of those experiencing its challenges. This, from a reader...

I like something Pope Francis has said—You pray for the hungry, then you feed them, that is how prayer works. Said another way, think...