Urban Village of Pasadena

On Faith

For the past few years, I did not and could not possess ultimate hope for this world. Everyone and everything around me was tainted by evil, violence, suffering, laziness, and greed (just to name a few). I had no hope in the human race and I had no hope in a Divine, although I wanted it. I longed for it. I needed it. But such feelings couldn’t erase the belief that this world had gone to shit. And God let it.

Week One

On being “called”

I've begun to appreciate the times we spend "checking in" at our community meetings (thanks Donna for urging us in this direction!) and feel as if that is a fairly easy way of beginning my online presence on www.urbvil.org. So, here goes!