Emphasis Preaching Journal

In a New York Times article appearing on June 26, 1999, Dan Barney tells the story of a young homeless man named Eric. Eric lives on one of the many corners on Montague Street in Brooklyn. Most people don't notice Eric. Like all homeless people, he melts into the scenery of our urban landscape. So on a March afternoon in 1996, it was no surprise that two jewel thieves running out of a store with 4,500 dollars and an assortment of gold rings and bracelets, didn't pay much attention to Eric. They didn't seem to notice that Eric saw them get into a waiting car and speed off.