Insights and Reflections from the CEO of Wichita Falls Faith Mission

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    We’ll be Ready

    By Published On: February 2, 2024Categories: Reflections

    Last week, our community participated in the nationwide Point in Time count for the homeless.  This happens every year on the fourth Thursday in January.  Volunteers and shelter workers go out into the community and do a literal head count of every person that is either living on the streets or staying in a shelter.  [...]

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    People need people

    By Published On: January 19, 2024Categories: Reflections

    I went into the dining hall at Faith Mission during lunch the other day to get a cup of coffee.  30 minutes later, I still hadn’t filled my coffee cup.  For that short half hour period, it was my pleasure to sit and visit with people about everything under the sun.  We didn’t make any [...]

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    Homelessness No Respecter of Persons

    By Published On: January 12, 2024Categories: Reflections

    One of the notions about homelessness is that all homeless people come from the streets and are lazy and dangerous people that need to be avoided.  Granted, some might fit that description, but not nearly all of them.  Homelessness is no respecter of persons.  Not every tragic situation comes from a lifetime of trauma.  We [...]

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    Resolutions

    By Published On: January 5, 2024Categories: Reflections

    Well, it’s that time again.  The end of one year and the beginning of another.  For a lot of people, it’s the perfect time to reevaluate their lives and make some changes.  Also known as new year’s resolutions. This practice has got a lot of disrespect over the years because of the light-hearted ways we [...]

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    Peace – Advent

    By Published On: January 5, 2024Categories: Reflections

    Today, we wrap up our commemoration of Advent.  This is a season of reflection on that first Christmas when Jesus was born and great anticipation of His second coming.  On this fourth day of Advent, we light the peace candle, also known as the angel’s candle.  Their message to the shepherds that night was, “Glory [...]

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    Joy – Advent

    By Published On: December 15, 2023Categories: Reflections

    This Sunday, we will light the third candle of Advent. So far, we have lit the hope candle and the faith candle. The third candle symbolizes joy and is also called the “Shepherd’s Candle.” These caretakers of the night were at first afraid, but their fear soon turned to joy when they heard the angel [...]

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    Faith – Advent

    By Published On: December 8, 2023Categories: Reflections

    We started last week talking about the Advent Season.  The tradition of Advent is one of anticipation as well as reflection.  As we prepare for the celebration of the birth of Jesus, we reflect on the miracle of God coming to live among us.  We also use this time to prepare expectantly for the promised [...]

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    Hope – Advent

    By Published On: December 1, 2023Categories: Reflections

    On Sunday, December 3, the season of Advent begins.  This tradition is one of anticipation, but only partially has anything to do with Christmas.  The focus is on a big occurrence, but the anticipated event is not actually fully realized on Christmas.  During Advent, we are looking forward to something that began on Christmas (when [...]