(Originally published 05/09/12 at Trojan Horse Productions .  Republished here 10/30/13.) At work on Tuesday 05/08/12, the radio station...

For years, I’ve had a special sensitivity to reports of child abuse. This one may give you nightmares for the rest of your life. ...

(Originally posted 10/12/13.) https://thehomelessblogger.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/better.mp3 (Transcribed from a letter to my...

(Originally posted 10/11/13.) Having several interviews in quick succession has raised my hopes and made my dreams more vivid. I can...

Family classes tied to better school performance for poor kids On re-reading the article, I find that my memory was wrong:  the program...

By The Time They Start School, For Some Children It’s Already Too Late Know for certain:  there are slums in Stockholm. And Belfast. And...

Main points: (1) God always provides more than you need. (2) Use well what you’ve got now; only then will you get more. (3) What you...

(Originally posted 10/08/13.) Matthew 25: 14 “For it is as if a man, going on a journey, summoned his slaves and entrusted his property...

(Originally posted 10/08/13. Reblogged 12/26/24.) A lot of them are just like me: college graduates who have had professional careers,...

Tuesday, November 8, 2016 Last week I was turned away from the shelter three times:  Sunday night, Wednesday night and Thursday night....

(Originally posted 10/01/13. Reblogged 11/28/24.) Video: Amazing Grace Evangelical Lutheran Church in East Baltimore Link to it early...

My response to Sunday’s sermon — and another event, after church — surprised me, and seemed to affirm that self-love is indeed the...

(Below appears a tract I passed out with the Hallowe’en candy in 2007. “ Chaos overwhelms the poor ” describes that neighborhood. ...

(Originally posted 07/08/15 .  Reblogged 10/10/24.) Stress in low-income families can affect children’s learning I am very excited about...

12:30 Wednesday 2016-10-05 A learning opportunity that may seem trivial. I’ve been pondering a lot lately why people, myself included,...

(Originally posted 08/06/14 . Reblogged 08/15/24.) Some weeks ago, I stood in line awaiting check-in at the shelter. This place charges...

(Originally posted 10/05/13. Reblogged 07/25/24.) The Marshmallow Study Revisited For the past four decades, the “marshmallow test” has...

A Nation of Cowards Jeffrey Snyder suggests that carrying a handgun is both a right and a duty of every law-abiding citizen. This is hard...

(Originally published 08/11/12 at Trojan Horse Productions; reblogged 10/30/13 here.) If you go into a men’s room and see that someone’s...

Courage and despair hang in the balance for a homeless radio talk jock wannabe. “You’ve got to pay your dues If you want to sing the...