Finding Momentum

Today was a good day

July 03, 2011

Channeling Ice Cube: 94610 prayer walk with church community. Gary shared that doing these walks builds hope in us… helps us remember there’s hope for Oakland. Give us eyes and ears and a heart for the city and our neighborhood....

It's a dad thing

June 21, 2011

My favorite photo, a photo by andrewhao on Flickr. Hey Dad, I think I’m only starting to realize that I’m lucky to be your son.

On listening to Betty

June 10, 2011

The most difficult (and yet I suspect one of the most rewarding) part of this year’s internship has been to simply sit with somebody and listen. Yes, it’s been maddeningly difficult with Betty, the lady pictured above. Ask anybody; I’m...

Can you see now that everything's grace after all

June 06, 2011

I remember, Feeling the weight of heartbreaking silence slip through my fingers, pooling at our feet. It is thicker than water. Discovering that love must be coaxed & wooed, and bearing the frustration of not knowing how. The pain of the...

Tell me what you want, and I'll give you my name

May 02, 2011

you have come to us in royal fashion, your slippers triumphantly slapping against gravel, your elegant fingers drumming against our windowpanes. you keep up a good pace, sir. you glide alongside our car and smile your patented, ringmaster smile. we...

Eric and Dr. Reuben

April 30, 2011

Eric and Dr. Reuben, a photo by andrewhao on Flickr. Eric shakes hands with Dr. Reuben, the tribal chief of the Mamanwa village we visited on the island of Mindinao. We donated some funds to help the construction of a...