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The Compassionate Journey Continues

As I look back over the past year, as it pertains to Eden Village, I can’t help but look back to 16 years ago as I was writing my book about thru-hiking the Appalachian Trail. In A Compassionate Journey, I wrote in the final chapter about the five big things I learned from my challenging […]

The Compassionate Journey Continues
Major Investments needed to End Homelessness
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Major Investments needed to End Homelessness

The city recently released a report from Clutch Consulting Group that determined we need to invest…
October 29, 2025
Boulders
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Boulders

Three years ago, after not doing retirement very well, I started a non-profit with the goal of…
August 5, 2025
2025 Homelessness Point in Time Count Released
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2025 Homelessness Point in Time Count Released

This week the 2025 Homelessness Point in Time Count (PIT Count) was released by Housing Solutions…
June 28, 2025
Transformation
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Transformation

Eden Village is really all about Transformation, the thorough and dramatic change in form or…
May 13, 2025
What Was I Thinking?
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What Was I Thinking?

Two and a half years ago Becky and I were in Springfield, MO to officially become a part of the…
December 6, 2024
Oklahoma’s Largest Permeable Paving Project Completed at Eden Village
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Oklahoma’s Largest Permeable Paving Project Completed at Eden Village

Tulsa has a homeless problem, and a variety of organizations have stepped up to the plate to…
July 25, 2024
The Key to Eden Village
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The Key to Eden Village

My wife and I recently travelled to Wilmington, NC to spend a few days with the Eden Village…
May 28, 2024
Homeless Task Force Lays Out Their Plans
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Homeless Task Force Lays Out Their Plans

Housing Solutions a few weeks ago confirmed that yes, homelessness is increasing in Tulsa, with…
April 16, 2024
One Man and a Truck
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One Man and a Truck

This past week Emory Bryan from News on 6 in Tulsa came out to Eden Village to interview me and…
February 19, 2024
oops! They got it Wrong. Mistakes happen.
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oops! They got it Wrong. Mistakes happen.

We appreciate the great news coverage from our local TV stations over the past year, and it’s…
February 5, 2024
It’s Too Old, Just Cut It Down
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It’s Too Old, Just Cut It Down

As I drive up to our property in NW Tulsa, there was this huge old American Elm tree on the 25…
November 8, 2023
It’s Really Hot on the Streets!
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It’s Really Hot on the Streets!

Can you imagine having to live out on the streets now, as hot as it’s been in Tulsa for much of…
August 25, 2023
Deperate People
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Deperate People

In Tulsa, we have over 3,000 people living without a home Yes, the “official” Point in Time…
June 15, 2023
Hey! I’m a Teacher Again!
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Hey! I’m a Teacher Again!

I was invited to speak to a 6th grade class in Jenks recently to share about homelessness, as the…
May 22, 2023
It Takes More Than Just Shoes
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It Takes More Than Just Shoes

I just learned that we lost another person living on the streets without a home, Stacy Wilson I…
April 29, 2023
Why Don’t You Work?
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Why Don’t You Work?

A common statement I hear from some folks is, “why don’t these homeless just get a job and…
April 25, 2023
A Man Named Monty
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A Man Named Monty

We have our two model tiny-home models set up, one at Christ the Redeemer Church just east of…
April 5, 2023
Will We Be Like Denver?
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Will We Be Like Denver?

My wife and I were recently at our Colorado mountain cabin, where we get the local Denver news…
March 8, 2023
If You Build It They Will Come
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If You Build It They Will Come

One of my all time favorite movies is Field of Dreams, where Kevin Costner hears the mysterious…
February 10, 2023
The Other Side of the Wall
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The Other Side of the Wall

So close, but totally different worlds, separated only by a concrete wall Yesterday some Men…
January 18, 2023
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