Episode 87 :: Lindsey Krinks :: Stories of the Streets: Faith, Loss, Homelessness and Hope Simply Stories Podcast

Today I’m honored to share my conversation with the incredible Lindsey Krink. Lindsey is a street chaplain, author,  housing rights advocate and the co-founder of Open Table Nashville, an interfaith outreach non-profit serving the homeless community. Her beautiful and poignant book Praying With Our Feet: Pursuing Justice and Healing on the Streets shares her faith journey and personal evolution as she began to see the Gospel come alive under bridges, and the words of the Old Testament prophets make themselves known in tent cities, and in the shivering shoulders of those caring for one another trying to survive on the fringes of society.
 
In this powerful episode, Lindsey shares with us a little bit about the stigmas and assumptions that are made about people experiencing homelessness, as well as some of the stories she has seen and experienced, and where she has seen God’s heart for people come alive on the fringes with the least of these. 
 
There are so many narratives that surround lives that we don’t fully understand, and Lindsey brings the practical and the prayer provoking of how we can intersect this particular crisis that affects so many. From how we can better treat fellow image bearers with dignity to practical ideas for what to keep in your car, and how to get involved in your own neighborhood, there is so much packed into this episode. Lindsey’s heart is for us all to take the opportunity to examine our call from Christ to love our neighbor, to nurture a fire in our belly and in our bones to light up the world for justice and love in Jesus’ name. As we talk about often on this podcast, there is no limit to what the Lord can do with a heart surrendered to Him. I hope and pray that this episode presents good questions for you to consider, and also presents opportunities for you to engage God’s creation in a more full and compassionate way, however God may lead you to do so in your own season, place and time. You matter. Your neighbor, houseless or homed, matters. Your story matters. 
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Connecting with Lindsey Krinks (and Open Table Nashville):
-Instagram
-Her book: Praying With Our Feet: Pursuing Justice and Healing on the Streets
-Instagram for Open Table 
-Facebook for Open Table
-Where to Turn Nashville Help Guide
-Open Table Nashville // their amazon wishlist // how to volunteer with them  
-”The Contributor” her husband’s newspaper that provides jobs (and dignity) for neighbors experiencing homelessness 
 
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References:
“Reckless Love” 
“Beautiful, Scandalous Night” 
Civil Rights Movement 
Nashville lunch counter sit ins 
Rabbi Abraham Joshua Heschel
Frederick Douglas 
St. Teresa of Avila (being the hands and feet of Jesus -- see the whole essay at the end!)
Dr. Cornel West “Justice is what love looks like in public.” 
The enneagram
Community Resource Center 
Bombing in Nashville Christmas Day 2020
Tornado in Nashville March 2020
Eviction moratorium, but still an eviction crisis
The Village at Glencliff- Micro-homes in partnership with Glencliff UMC
Room in the Inn 
Greenhouse Ministries
Last Call 4 Grace
Journey Home
GraceFull:Growing a Heart That Cares for Our Neighbors by Dorena Williamson 
ColorFull: Celebrating the Colors God Gave Us by Dorena Williamson
ThoughtFull: Discovering the Unique Gifts in Each of Us by Dorena Williamson
(you can hear more from Dorena during our conversation in episode 11 and 12 of the podcast)
Safe Haven Family Shelters 
A fantastic article about Lindsey and her book from the “Nashville Scene” 
 
Scripture References:
Mark 12:31 -Loving our neighbors (along with 100 others)
Deuteronomy 10:18, Deuteronomy 14:28-29, Isaiah 1:17, James 1:27- (It was Deuteronomy not Numbers, sorry!)- sharing about social justice and provision for widows
Psalm 33: