Housing That Heals
More than a RoofYou’ve seen the homelessness crisis. You care. Let’s build beautiful, supportive, beloved communities where people can flourish!
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Our Ingredients
Stirring Transformation
Presence
We are followers of Jesus from different streams of the Christian tradition. Just as God was embodied in the human person of Jesus of Nazareth, the great gift of divine love is continually embodied, touch-able, and experienced. We participate in this lived reality joyfully.
Prayer
In our often-intense urban context, we are learning the value of quieting our hearts and minds in order to listen for the voice of God. Prayer is itself a kind of presence: being present to God; trusting that God is fully present to us.
Peacemaking
Seeking the peace of the city means unplugging from the violence of rivalry and exclusion that come so naturally, pursuing instead relationships and collaboration, including with people whose worldviews may differ from ours, for the shared joy of building healthy and welcoming communities.
Place
The movement of God is an inner reality, a matter of “righteousness, peace, and joy in the Holy Spirit.”* Yet, this inner reality is made manifest in the external, tangible experiences of life—all of which happen… someplace!
Playground
Let’s be honest, sometimes as religious folks or activists we are too quick to see the city as a battleground between good and evil—where everything becomes a win/lose proposition, filled with zero-sum competitions and endless rivalries.
Power
We hope to imitate the way Jesus used his power, not clinging to self-validation or importance, but “emptying the self” to enter fully into a humble place of powerlessness and vulnerability.
Plenty
Peacemaking is rooted in an asset-based vision of life, trusting that there is enough—enough of all the ingredients for human flourishing. Our task is to pay attention to how the Spirit is already at work in our world.
Prophetic Imagination
Prophets of old told stories, wrote poetry, and lived in peculiar ways that called out the idolatry and injustice of their day. We sense a call to name and engage the idolatry and injustice of our own time and place.
Blog
Stories and Perspectives
Rowdy Cheers for Our Grads!
It’s a Joshua Station “tradition unlike any other.” Down the stairway they come, mom and kids, beaming. Their own individually-chosen theme music is cranked to high volume in order to be heard over raucous cheers and tasseled party blowers. Up the center aisle they stride and then turn to face the crowd. Mom adjusts her […]
Stunning Stats. So, What Can I Do?
Dear Friends, We can never forget that homelessness is not simply “an issue” or a “social problem” or “statistics.” Each person experiencing homelessness, as author Donald Burnes reminds us, is “Someone’s Somebody”—a precious son, sibling, parent, neighbor, or friend. And let us never forget, each one is beloved of God. Along with that essential focus, […]
Our Shortfall, and Our Trust
Dear friends, Can I share a giving opportunity with you, and say a few words by way of background? The opportunity: We’re approaching the end of our fiscal year (June 30) with a $145,000 shortfall. It’s certainly not for lack of generosity among so many of you who recently have opened your hearts and wallets […]
Housing That Heals—Two Critical Responses
Amid the current crisis of housing in our city and around the world, two simple priorities rise above the others: build housing and build community. This is my primary takeaway from Kevin Adler and Donald Burnes’s important book, When We Walk By: Forgotten Humanity, Broken Systems, and the Role We Can Each Play in Ending Homelessness in America. […]
Let’s Talk About Homelessness – The Three Engines of Crisis
Often, we delight in sharing remarkable stories of our residents at Joshua Station and Clara Brown Commons—as well as the volunteers and donors who join them in support. This time, will you join me in a step back for a wide view? I’d like to share some ways our staff and board team are thinking […]