Author Archives: Phil

LIfe In EHO: On the stoop

Posted on September 4, 2008 by Phil

Two middle-aged women have just finished cleaning a large house in the Hollywood Hills.  After a day’s work, they return to the flats of East Hollywood to take a load off and drink Tecate.  They sit down on the front … Continue reading →

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Discipling Our Kids: Breakfast stories

Posted on June 11, 2008 by Phil

We share God’s Word in written form.  For those who can read and like to read.    We also share it in spoken form.  Many people can’t read and even some educated people prefer not to read.  Oral tradition is alive … Continue reading →

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Suburbanization of poverty

Posted on May 22, 2008 by Phil

To our supporters:   I want you to come visit us for a few days.  I want you to have the experience of walking the streets and going from house to house with us, so that you can engage, love, and … Continue reading →

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LIfe In EHO: Teeth in the city

Posted on May 14, 2008 by Phil

This week a poor mom who is 8 months pregnant is unable to eat because her teeth ache so badly.  So she goes to a dentist, whose solution is to pull out two of her teeth.  This is the second … Continue reading →

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Faith-Sharing: From a simple party to the Word of God

Posted on April 16, 2008 by Phil

While we were doing a filming project this weekend, we interviewed a neighbor whom I will call Devon.  He told me that he doesn’t like religions but ever since he and his wife met our two families they have started to … Continue reading →

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Your new missions budget

Posted on February 20, 2008 by Phil

Right now I’m noticing churches everywhere in the U.S. are feeling the need to make cuts in their budgets because of the economy.  If history repeats itself, the first thing to go in church budgets is going to be “missions” … Continue reading →

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Life In EHO: Town drunk

Posted on February 17, 2008 by Phil

The public drunkard.  It seems every urban village has one (or several in some cases).  In our neighborhood the young people tease him, dare him to do foolish things, push him around in a circle.  Nobody takes this fifty-something man … Continue reading →

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