Katrina & Me: Many Churches, One God

The magnitude of the disaster was so great that nobody bothered with theological or doctrinal differences.  We were there to serve God by serving others, not to argue foolish questions.  This is the story–the one I had heard–about how it all got started, with a glimpse of the great characters I was fortunate enough to [...]

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Katrina & Me: God’s Katrina Kitchen

[Author's note:  Hurricane Katrina hit land on August 29th 2005.  These photos were taken in Gulfport, Mississippi about fourteen months later while I was on a mission trip.]
 

 
Grace, she takes the blame
She covers the shame
Removes the stain
It could be her name
Grace, it’s the name for a girl
It’s also a thought that changed the world
And when [...]

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Katrina & Me: The Saints Are Coming

 
There is a house in New Orleans
They call the Rising Sun
It’s been the ruin of many a poor boy
God, I know I’m one
I cried to my daddy on the telephone, how long now
Until the clouds unroll and you come home, the line went
But the shadows still remain since your descent, your [...]

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Katrina & Me: ONE.

ONE Year.  ONE Writer.  ONE Blog.
ONE Life.  ONE Chance.
 
   
 
 
[If you can't read my handwriting, click here.]

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Katrina & Me

[Author’s note:  This essay was originally written in November of 2006, fifteen months after Hurricane Katrina hit The Gulf Coast.  I read it at my church on December 3rd of that year.] 
Believe it or not, ten months ago today I got a phone call from my stepfather.  Just about eleven o’clock at night.  Turns [...]

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