CGO this week

Posted on January 31, 2015August 10, 2015 by Gib Pellet

Today I talked with Terry Schultz, one of our new Board members. Why is hope such a hot topic? What’s so attractive about building an alliance of hope?But there it is. When we think about some of the current themes in ministry – hope cuts through the noise like a searchlight in a crowded, foggy harbor. Hope that comes from Love / love that’s greater than any one of us yet which finds its best expression in individual souls. The Creator’s love is transforming / it can save the planet and a...

Caring for inmates during the holidays.

Posted on November 25, 2014August 10, 2015 by Gib Pellet

To the friends of Common Ground Outreach: the holidays are especially painful for our brothers and sisters in prison. All the pain of separation from family and things on the outside is intensified. For long term inmates the loneliness can be unbearable. If you haven't yet contributed to Common Ground, do so now, and your gift will be translated into packages for inmates for Christmas / nutritious snacks and simple gifts to remind them they're not forgotten. &nbs...

The Thankful Feast

Posted on November 6, 2014August 10, 2015 by Gib Pellet

Make it count! Prepare for Thanksgiving ahead of time! We love to celebrate and feasting is only one delicious way to do that.

Common Ground Outreach / this week

Posted on January 24, 2014September 26, 2022 by Gib Pellet

My friend, Elizabeth Evans (I call her Bits), sent me an article in a newspaper she reads that benefits homeless people in Tennessee. The article is titled: Outside the Prison Wall: Why a former prison chaplain became a prison abolitionist. Common Ground is, amongst other things, a ministry to prison folks. As Amanda, the chaplain, says, “… people would come in to work with prisoners, enter into relationships, build community, and be overwhelmed when what they found was love, underst...