In February, we’re reading Evicted: Poverty and Profit in the American City by Matthew Desmond for our Book Club. This Pulitzer Prize-winning work chronicles the struggles of eight families and individuals living in low-cost apartments and trailers in Milwaukee. Desmond analyzes the causes of poverty in the United States and identifies the importance of having a secure […]
Read with Us: Be the Bridge
This month, in celebration of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day and Building the Beloved Community, we’re reading Be the Bridge: Pursuing God’s Heart for Racial Reconciliation by Latasha Morrison. Here at Pikes Peak Habitat, we build physical homes and metaphorical bridges! Our Christian faith calls us to radical inclusion, and we live out that […]
Read with Us: Our Better Angels by Jonathan Reckford
This month, we’re reading Our Better Angels: Seven Simple Virtues That Will Change Your Life and the World by Jonathan Reckford, as we celebrated the Apostles Build home dedication Dec. 14 for Bernadette’s family. Reckford, the CEO of Habitat for Humanity International, discusses seven virtues that are important to him as a Christian and that […]
Read with Us: The Women by Kristin Hannah
In honor of Veterans Day and our 5th Veterans Build home dedication Nov. 9, we’re reading The Women by Kristin Hannah. This New York Times bestselling author’s novel follows a woman who serves as a nurse in Vietnam, then returns home to a divided country, where her service is often both unacknowledged and unappreciated. If you […]
Read with Us: Learning to Disagree
October marked the start of Pikes Peak Habitat’s book club — a time for community members to meet, discuss books, and hear each other’s perspectives! The first title we chose is Learning to Disagree: The Surprising Path to Navigating Differences with Empathy and Respect by John Inazu. Inazu graduated from Air Academy High School here in El […]
Read with Us: My Bangladesh Kitchen
In honor of World Habitat Day, our September read (being posted a little late!) is My Bangladesh Kitchen: Recipes and Food Memories from a Family Table by Saira Hamilton. Bangladesh is one of Pikes Peak Habitat’s tithe partner countries. In addition to partnering with workforce families here in El Paso County, we tithe 10 percent […]
Read with Us: Safe and Sound
This month, we’re reading Safe and Sound: A Renter-Friendly Guide to Home Repair by Mercury Stardust, the Trans Handy Ma’am. Stardust, a certified repair technician, collaborated with Habitat for Humanity International to promote our Home Is the Key fundraising campaign and also has expressed her appreciation as a trans person for the acceptance and support […]
Read with Us: On Juneteenth
In honor of Juneteenth, this month we’re reading On Juneteenth by Harvard professor and Texas native Annette Gordon-Reed. While her research and publications cover an impressive range of topics, she has won both the Pulitzer Prize and the National Book Award for The Hemingses of Monticello: An American Family. Her extensive research into Thomas Jefferson, […]
Read with Us: Saving Us
In honor of Earth Day, our April read is Saving Us: A Climate Scientist’s Case for Hope and Healing in a Divided World by Katharine Hayhoe. An evangelical Christian, Hayhoe serves as chief scientist for The Nature Conservancy and the Endowed Professor in Public Policy and Public Law and Paul W. Horn Distinguished Professor at […]
Read with Us: The Cotton Patch Evidence
This month, we’re reading The Cotton Patch Evidence: The Story of Clarence Jordan and the Koinonia Farm Experiment (1942-1970) by Dallas Lee. Koinonia Farm, a community near Americus, Georgia, was founded by biblical scholar and farmer Jordan, who envisioned a place where people could live and work together regardless of racial differences. He persisted with […]