We recently had a conversation with Dr. Randall Jacobs about the opioid epidemic facing our nation. Dr. Randy has practiced family and emergency medicine for 42 years. As the volunteer medical director at The Shepherd’s House, Dr. Randy comes weekly to the Shepherd’s House to provide medical care and consultations for the homeless. Opioid Epidemic […]
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Addressing Homelessness: The First Step
Something I heard recently completely shifted the way I had been silently observing the homeless men and women I would pass on the street. Maybe you have had this thought, like I have: “If only they could get a job … that would solve so many of their problems.” With some income, they could get […]
Shocking Study on Childhood Trauma and Life Expectancy
I remember the first time I heard about the Adverse Childhood Experiences Study. Seven years ago I picked up a little pamphlet highlighting an ABC News story that made the jaw-dropping assertion that . . .
Shifting from “Recovery” to “Connection”
One of the things that makes us at Shepherd’s House Ministries unique is that we place great value on relationships. We aspire to create deep, meaningful, life-long connections. To that end we focus on being a Christ-centered community as opposed to being a ‘recovery program’. Our culture focuses on . . .