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About Todd Wood

I am a servant of Jesus in Idaho Falls, Idaho. Join me in seeking Jesus in this city.

Mentor: The Kid & The CEO

Title – Mentor: The Kid & The CEO, A Simple Story of Achieving Significance Author – Tom Pace with Walter Jenkins Publisher – Edmond: MentorHope Publishing, 2007 A friend living in one of the Idaho Falls Rescue Mission shelters handed me … Continue reading

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IFRM Stories of Hope

Friends. In an Idaho Falls Rescue Mission office in the city downtown, John Howze has been posting a weekly story on the IFRM facebook page. Here is my nudge of encouragement to you: Like the IFRM facebook page so that you … Continue reading

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Introduction to Meth Addiction

I checked out this book from the junior section of our city library. Title – Crystal Meth (IFPL# – 616.84 IORIZZO) Author – Carrie Iorizzo Publisher – Crabtree Publishing Company, 2012 Facts – (1) “An estimated 20 percent of all … Continue reading

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What difference do it make?

Title – What difference do it make?  Stories of Hope and Healing Authors – Ron Hall, Denver Moore, and Lynn Vincent Publisher – Nashville:  Thomas Nelson, 2009 This book is the sequel to Same Kind of Different as Me.  And … Continue reading

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Same kind of different as me (coming movie)

Title-same kind of different as me Authors-Ron Hall (living) & Denver Moore (now in heaven) with Lynn Vincent Publisher-Nashville: Thomas Nelson, 2006 The book is a literary gem of storytelling.  It weaves together the two stories of a very unlikely pair:  Ron … Continue reading

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Winter Walk Support

This last Saturday, I walked the downtown Idaho Falls temple loop repeatedly from 7:30 am to 5:30 pm for a total of 28.66 miles in support of the homeless. I saw one of the guys from The ARK transitional shelter … Continue reading

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Kind Responses to the Homeless in Idaho Falls

In the book, Same Kind of Different as Me (2006), Denver Moore said, “Most people don’t want the homeless close to em–think that they’re dirty, or got some kind of disease, or maybe they think that kind of troubled life gon’ rub … Continue reading

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Winter Walking the Temple Loop

This Saturday, January 30, 2016 is the “Homeless Stand Down” at the Veterans Memorial Hall.  As we think about the homeless in Idaho Falls, I will be walking the Temple Loop.  I appreciate how neighbors, church friends, and some of … Continue reading

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Unselfish: Love Thy Neighbor as Thy Selfie

Title:  Unselfish:  Love Thy Neighbor as Thy Selfie (IFPL # – 177.7 Parkinson) Stories compiled by Paul D. Parkinson Publisher:  www.unselfishstories.com, 2015 The author compiles around 90 stories of people who are thinking of others. Here are some of the many … Continue reading

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The Soul of Shame

trinitarian relationship is where all healing begins Continue reading

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