The Humble Christmas

Christmas is the time of year most filled with expectations.  Some from our childhood experiences, some from our culture, and some from the constant onslaught of our media.  But I have the privilege of spending Christmas with many whose experience does not measure up to these expectations. I am with those living in the shelter…

Saying “Yes” To His Way

(taken from Tom’s Reynolds’ message at His Way’s December 3rd Christmas dinner) His Way is about God’s power transforming lives eternally. He began by transforming mine.  As God led me through the greatest tragedy of my life, through the wilderness of an unknown future my unwavering belief was, “All things work together for the good…

Chad’s Transformation

On October 18, 2015, His Way celebrated its 19th one year graduate.  While one year of sobriety is a great accomplishment this graduate’s story is even more remarkable. Chad had already suffered many years of loss due to substance abuse and the crimes that come with it.  He had spent a combined seven years in…

Do You Want What You Have?

Seeing Tiger Woods struggle shooting rounds of +4 and +3 on golf courses he dominated for years, causes questions to continually swirl regarding his future and even his present. Golf commentator, Paul Azinger, made a statement that as an entire generation tried to duplicate Tiger’s swing; he was trying to change it.  Tragically the only…

The Charleston Difference

The peace, quiet, and harmony in Charleston, SC after the tragic racially motivated murder of nine African-American Bible study attendees at Emanuel AME church on June 17, 2015 by a white supremist  youth stands in stark contrast to the almost year-long protesting, rioting, and violence following the killing of one African-American youth in Ferguson by…

Take A Picture

I just recently returned from visiting my family in the Pacific Northwest and also attending the U.S. Open Golf tournament held in my home town of Tacoma, WA.  We were able to share some wonderful family experiences which we recorded with hundreds of photos.  This one was taken as a four generation memory of my…

The Face Of Evil

ISIS is the contemporary face of evil.  Their “YouTube” videos fill the airwaves with innocents, of which many  are Christians, being brutally slaughtered publically in an effort to terrorize the world with their power and rage. But faces of evil have always filled our social conscience whether they be terrorist leaders like Osama Bin Laden,…

Found Money!

The stories we can tell about items we have found in our donation piles at The Saving Way thrift stores are limitless. The stuff we get runs the gamut from hilarious to disturbing and from goofy to gross. And yes, we often find loose change and occasionally a few dollars tucked into pockets of old clothes and…