Kevin is a writer and advocate working toward ending homelessness. He has written on the intersections of homelessness and faith for numerous publications and publishes weekly on Substack. His first book, Grace Can Lead Us Home, released in August of 2022. 

His second book is due out in early 2026. Kevin currently lives with his wife and two sons in Minneapolis, MN, where he works as Housing Director at an organization addressing youth homelessness.

Queries:

What helps you recognize and embrace newness and positive change?

What new things are springing forth? How are you/we responding?

"Then the father said to him, ‘Son, you are always with me, and all that is mine is yours. But we had to celebrate and rejoice, because this brother of yours was dead and has come to life; he was lost and has been found.’ ”

Queries:

What is my ministry?

What is it like–being reconciled to God and/or my Center?

How has Love helped me notice what “new things have come into being”?

Luke 13:31-34 (NRSV):

31 At that very hour some Pharisees came and said to him, “Get away from here, for Herod wants to kill you.” 32 He said to them, “Go and tell that fox for me, ‘Listen, I am casting out demons and performing cures today and tomorrow, and on the third day I finish my work. 33 Yet today, tomorrow, and the next day I must be on my way, because it is impossible for a prophet to be killed outside of Jerusalem.’ 34 Jerusalem, Jerusalem, the city that kills the prophets and stones those who are sent to it! How often have I desired to gather your children together as a hen gathers her brood under her wings, and you were not willing!

Does the idea of a Prophetic Witness resonate with you?  What ideas and images does it bring up? Are you feeling called to engage with the work of FCNL by staying informed, lobbying, or through financial support? In what other ways do you practice these Quaker Testimonies? What is your lane, and what does it mean to you to be in it?