Kevin Pounds' blog

While skimming articles, pictures, and videos of the horrific Boston Marathon bombing, I keep noticing how some people were running towards the bomb blasts to help while everyone else was running away.  I wonder- what makes some people run in when everyone else is fleeing?  Many people stood out as heroes- the Boston police, first responders, even a former Patriot’s football player- but one especially caught my attention.  You may have seen the pics of the big guy in the cowboy hat named Carlos Arredando. Read More…

I cannot easily dismiss the fact that at times I am a social justice Pharisee.
I have provided food to the hungry.
I have opened my home to the homeless.
I have given coats to those without adequate clothing.
I have befriended those frequently forgotten from foreign lands.

I have found myself not so different from those whom Jesus rebuked Read More…

Several nights this winter, Burlington temps have fallen below zero.  For many in Burlington this extreme cold creates an inconvenience, but for the growing homeless population it’s a matter of life and death.  The shelters are out of space.  Community organizations went to every Burlington church and religious institution asking if they’d open their space as an overflow shelter.  Only one said yes- ONLY ONE. Read More…

patronize |ˈpātrəˌnīz, ˈpa-|
verb [ with obj. ]
(often as adj. patronizing) treat with an apparent kindness that betrays a feeling of superiority: “She’s a good-hearted girl,” he said in a patronizing voice | she was determined not to be put down or patronized. Read More…

It all began during some downtime while loading furniture with the refugee move-in crew at the Vermont Refugee Resettlement Program’s warehouse.  A young Nepali guy had seen me pull up in my car and overheard that we’re heading to Burlington’s Old North End neighborhood which was also his neighborhood.  Read More…