Dallas Morning News' reporter, Roy Appleton published an update story on the Plaza Inn in today's edition. Read it here. As the story reveals, Central Dallas Ministries stepped out of the project in face of neighborhood opposition. Hopefully, Hamilton Properties Corporation will be able to carry for...

Saturday night was so cold. Had my money held out, I could have stayed another night at the Army shelter, but I didn't have the $7.00 I needed to get in. Maybe the worst of the cold is over now. Hope so. But, who knows. The pavement in the alley back of the abandoned office building was about as har...

Homeless people continue to roam our streets with no acceptable place to "land" on a permanent basis in large part because of decisions we've made and continue to make as a community. They overcrowd our new homeless assistance center, The Bridge , because of the limitations we've decided to impose o...

Last week I found the press release below in the local media. I've omitted the true identities by substituting "Company XYZ" along with other particulars so as not to single out any one person or organization. Actually, this is a story about us all. And, I mean, the folks back of this effort are sur...

Almost 15 years ago when I needed a brand logo for Central Dallas Ministries, I called Shannon Hollingsworth, a bright young graphic artist working in Dallas at the time. It had been my privilege to watch her go up in the church that I served. She created the logo that we use to this day! Recently, ...

Last Friday evening, just after I stepped onto the Red Line train to North Dallas, a homeless man approached my area of the car with a cup in his hand. "Can you spare me a little change, brother," he asked the fellow standing just in front of me. The guy ignored the beggar, so, he moved to me. I saw...

What follows is an edited summary of an email message I received last week from Patti Cryer , program director for Central Dallas Ministries' Destination Home , our initiative to provide high-quality housing to the homeless here in Dallas. Another Destination Home resident has passed away. Due to ou...