Self

Every person is created in the image of God with inherent dignity and worth. This powerful identity enables us to live with a healthy self-image and sense of purpose. When our view of ourselves gets broken, we live out of a distorted sense of identity. We experience anxiety, fear, aimlessness. But the good news is, reconciliation with ourselves is possible. Through Jesus, we can overcome personal poverty and live from our God-given identity.

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Restoring Work: Jobs Preparedness Training

Self – Community

What areas of your life do you long to see reconciled and made new? [ read more ]

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Maurice’s Story: Restoration through the Local Church

Self – Addictions

Maurice participated in Faith & Finances at North Avenue Presbyterian Church, where he learned practical skills that helped him overcome financial [ read more ]

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What Do You Want to Be?

Self – Education

A simple question that, when asked to a child, can spark many answers. [ read more ]

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We Need a Better Story

Self – Theology

Stories are powerful. The stories we believe—whether true or false—shape our entire lives, telling us who we are, who we were, and who we are becoming [ read more ]

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Interview: Brian Fikkert on Becoming Whole

Self – Calling

Brian Fikkert recently sat down with our very own Laura Haley to discuss his latest book, Becoming Whole. [ read more ]

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Isiah

Self – Stories

“My mom had me when she was 14. We went through some rough times, staying in shelters, random houses, and going to food banks. But I just thought [ read more ]

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The Power of Gratitude

Self – Gratitude

The figures at the far end of the city park I was about to enter, lurking just outside the bright cone of a streetlight, had the hulking, rounded look [ read more ]

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Ariane

Self – Stories

Ariane was just 4 years old when she was diagnosed with acute leukemia. She began an arduous 8 years of chemotherapy treatment which has since left he [ read more ]

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Giving Thanks and Thankful Giving

Self – Gratitude

Thanksgiving may be the last communal contemplative annual event in North America. Ramadan is for Muslims; Passover, Yom Kippur and other holy days ar [ read more ]

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Avoiding Burnout

Self – Support

Most organizations working with street involved people have staff stay for two to three years and then move on because they are exhausted... [ read more ]

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5-Day Devotional for Ending Poverty Together Boot Camp

Self – Theology

Perhaps you recently attended an Ending Poverty Together Boot Camp: Rethinking Causes and Solutions with Food for the Hungry. Or you're looking for [ read more ]

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Gardening 101

Self – Homelessness

Blink’s Garden features a great wall that divides the land in two. Metaphorically that big wall is the dividing line between two very different types [ read more ]

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