Archive for May, 2005
« Previous EntriesHermes, may your family be blessed
Tuesday, May 31st, 2005A trailblazer in New York City ministry passed away last night after suffering a massive stroke on Sunday. Hermes Caraballo gave every ounce of himself for the sake of the Gospel as a teenage evangelist, pastor, and, most recently, the faith-based liaison to the Bronx Borough President. Long before faith-based initiatives had become a federal [...]
Upcoming Billy Graham youth events
Tuesday, May 31st, 2005June 11, 17 & 18. Details here.
Extra, Extra: A-Rod in Therapy!
Tuesday, May 31st, 2005“I think it’s a different life that I’ve discovered. … [T]herapy is an incredible thing and you might get to know someone you didn’t even know was in there.” – Alex Rodriguez (NY Yankees 3B, 17 HR, 49 RBI, .330 BA as of 5/31/05) By now this might be “old news,” but I didn’t have [...]
Have a great holiday
Saturday, May 28th, 2005The fam and I are off to the mountains for the three day weekend. Enjoy the holiday. Hasta luego.
Disappointed was I
Thursday, May 26th, 2005I got home early tonight and discovered an unexpected opportunity to be spontaneous. Boom2 wanted to hang with Judah and Diana had some errands to run, so I could do whatever I wanted for a few hours. Nice. Since Diana HATES Star Wars and has already turned down several date requests to see the third [...]
Another Manifold Mystery
Thursday, May 26th, 2005“In the midst of [the] poorest neighborhoods and shantytowns, there are … trillions of dollars, all ready to be put to use if only the mystery of how assets are transformed into live capital can be unraveled.” – Hernando de Soto, The Mystery of Capital (Basic Books, 2000), p. 37 Trillions of dollars are waiting [...]
Nominate Influencers
Wednesday, May 25th, 2005A national magazine just asked me to nominate 5-7 individuals “from media to the arts to politics to business, etc., who are the most influential Christian twentysomethings (18-34).” Any suggestions from the blogosphere?
Ramos the Wiser is Online
Wednesday, May 25th, 2005After much prodding from Jose, Mayra, Rudy, Liz, me, and who knows how many others, Dave Ramos is finally online. Check him out for the deep stuff.
Am I Gay?
Wednesday, May 25th, 2005Last week, two friends of mine — one from California and one from the Bible Belt — mentioned that their respective 7 year old sons asked what it means to be gay. One framed the question as, “Am I gay?” Children that age should not have to stress sexuality — gay, straight or otherwise. Sex [...]
Caption Contest
Tuesday, May 24th, 2005Over at Rudy’s blog. Enter to win Starbucks coffee. Rudy took the picture with his Treo phone, emailed it to his Powerbook, then wi-fi’d the picture to his blog, all in about 3 minutes. Technology these days is sick. Meanwhile, we forgot to take a picture of Sam and Judah together yesterday.
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