Homelessness – Mike Angell

The Life that Really is Life

It’s a compelling turn of phrase: “the life that really is life.” What does it mean? What is this life that the early church writer would have us seek after?

“I am a Voter” was the message on the t-shirts and on the minds of homeless residents of the District of Columbia as they voted early in the 2013 Special Election on Saturday, April 13th. The homeless residents, and those who live in shelters or permanent supportive housing, are often thought of as “clients,” “guests,”Continue reading “I am a Voter.”

The poor you will always have with you. Sermon from Mar 17, 2013

Friday morning I was in “Freedom Park,” an audacious name for that little hunk of concrete in Pennsylvania Avenue in front of Washington’s City Hall, the Wilson building. Miriam’s Kitchen, a program that feeds the homeless out of Western Presbyterian Church on Virginia Ave, brought many of their regular homeless guests to the park toContinue reading “The poor you will always have with you. Sermon from Mar 17, 2013”

My Testimony before the DC Council Committee on Human Services

Testimony at the DHS Oversight Hearing 3/13/2013 by the Rev. Michael Angell Thank you Chairman Graham for this opportunity to speak, and thank you to the 82 people who came to testify today. I know it will be a long wait, but your voice is necessary. My name is The Reverend Mike Angell, and IContinue reading “My Testimony before the DC Council Committee on Human Services”