This weekend I traveled to New York City to march with faith leaders. I’m an unlikely protestor and in the past, I’d be far more likely to be in NYC to catch a show on Broadway than to march down Broadway chanting “Black lives matter, brown lives matter, all lives matter.” Several friends wondered...
NPR: Not Our Normal Audience
I recently had two great opportunities to talk about HOPE’s work on NPR member stations, WHYY Radio, based in Philadelphia, and witf, based in Harrisburg. NPR is not my regular venue, and I was thrilled with the opportunity to talk about HOPE in this setting. I am used to speaking at churches, Christian business conferences,...
Three Ways to Serve Without Leaving Your Hometown
If a homeless person showed up on your church property, how do you think you would respond? Mike Yankoski found out. Mike spent six-months as a homeless person and wrote the book Under the Overpass to share his experience. He met with us at HOPE a few weeks ago and one story in particular stood...