You’d never guess that James, one of our new Refuge Coffee trainees, is homesick. His smile is too broad. His handshake too firm, his embrace

“Community is the fruit of our capacity to make the interests of others more important than our own.”
 — Henri Nouwen And, we might add,

I remember posting the above photo on MLK Day a few years ago. It felt a little arrogant connecting one of my heroes, Dr. Martin

Every so often I open myself up and read the comment stream under a news or social media piece about Refuge, knowing it might hurt.

This is a very personal message. But, for once, I think it’s okay for me to share from a deeper personal place, because I’m guessing

May I confess something to you? Causes exhaust me.
 There is no shortage of worthy causes that demand my attention these days. If you are