Category Archives: Essays

The Free Breakfast at Epiphanies

    The Free Breakfast at Epiphanies I lost my job. I lost my family. I lost my home. I lost everything. Last year was not a good year. The last couple of years haven’t been so hot. I’m doing the best I can. Living on the streets of Memphis isn’t easy any time – but it’s really… Read More »

The True Spirit of Christmas

      The True Spirit of Christmas “So faith, hope, love remain, these three; but the greatest of these is love.” 1 Corinthians Chapter 13 Winter has arrived ahead of schedule this year. Tonight, I look out my window and see softly falling flakes of snow drifting in the dim light of the old lamppost in my… Read More »

Wishing You a Merry Little Christmas!

    Wishing You a Merry Little Christmas! It’s officially Christmastime. Even for those like me who find the commercial frenzy that drives retailers to start Christmas on Halloween, upsetting; Christmastime is here. Unfortunately, so many have allowed their greed to swallow up the Christmas spirit and take away some of the joys of the season by starting… Read More »

Christmas is Just Three Weeks Away

    Christmas is Just Three Weeks Away Last night, late, when the house was quiet and the only sound was the late-autumn wind whipping the skeletons of the forgotten lifeless trees, I watched the flame of a single candle flicker and thought about what Christmas meant to me. I looked out the window and saw a winter… Read More »