I am “those people”
by Bob Kuhlman, Executive Director When I first started working with the men here at Emmaus, I’d often wonder how they got to be where they are in life. I’ve always thought of people like the guys (especially those struggling…
Where is Jesse now?
by Doug Van Ramshorst, Outreach Director There was a time when I would see Jesse every night on Halsted, usually dressed in a manner totally inappropriate for the weather. Not in a scandalous way—more like, in a flip-flops in November…
Grammar Lesson: It’s vs. Its
by Andi Tauber, Stories from the Streets Co-Director That bit on forming possessives was unendurable. Who edits these things? To compensate, dear reader, this week’s grammar lesson is short and sweet, like some of my friends. Remember possessives? Lots of…
Alfalfa
by Al Tauber, Stories from the Streets Co-Director Last week we were gathered around the table for lunch. It’s our practice for someone to read a scripture, then someone else to pray. During his prayer, Chris stumbled over “Alpha and…
Grammar Lesson: Possessives
by Andi Tauber, Stories from the Streets Co-Director Ah, possessives. No, we’re not talking about too-clingy boyfriends, though we could all throw one of those stories onto the fire, amiright? No, today’s lesson is the all-important one about turning a…
Outreach Last Wednesday
by Andi Tauber, Stories from the Streets Co-Director It was cold and nearing 2:00 am, and I was tired and chilled enough to be seduced by the promise of two glazed doughnuts for 99 cents. I took my time in…
Optimism vs. Hope
by Paul Goodell, Development Coordinator A good reminder for us today... “Optimism is a matter of optics, of seeing what you want to see and not seeing what you don’t want to see. Hope, on the other hand, is a…
Grammar Lesson: The Backstory
by Andi Tauber, Stories from the Streets Co-Director The alarm bells went off in the fall of 2011. I was jarred by the realization that we work for an organization whose name is made of two words that end in…
Looking into the mirror
by Paul Goodell, Development Director Many moons ago, my wife Aubrey and I met while working at Emmaus. Or, more accurately, I was working at Emmaus. She was a volunteer. But she had just finished working there (completing her year…