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Archive for October, 2005
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Tuesday, October 18th, 2005His vanity license plate identifies him as “Pastor.†He was credentialed over the objections of local ministers by a reputable denomination, and leads a small congregation of mostly single adults in Brooklyn. He has a reputation in the neighborhood as a boozing skirt chaser. We ate at a local restaurant that he frequents on Sunday [...]
Speaking of the good million dollar athletes could do
Monday, October 17th, 2005Imagine if the New York Yankees players, as a team, contributed 1% of their $210 million payroll to a common cause this year, which King George matched on behalf of the Empire. $4.2 million’s nothing to sneeze at. Now imagine, hypothetically speaking, that Generation Xcel, was that cause. We could operate approximately 56 Xcel After [...]
One of the good guys retired
Monday, October 17th, 2005NBA all-star Allan Houston called it a career today, unable to recover from chronic knee injuries that forced him to miss most of the past two seasons. Houston is one of the good guys of sports, a class act and standout performer who, despite the pressures of a $100 million contract, still earned the respect [...]
On Christ’s love for us
Monday, October 17th, 2005“We dream of Christ’s love for His bride reading like Romeo and Juliet; two equals united in liberal love. I think it is more like Lucentio’s pursuit of Bianca in The Taming of the Shrew. That is, the groom endearing the belligerent bride with kindness, patience, and love.“Our ‘behavior’ will not be changed long with [...]
Random entertainment news
Monday, October 17th, 2005Stallone returning for sixth ‘Rocky.’ Why? Ex-’SNL’ player commits suicide. Why do so many comedians seem to be so sad in real life? CNN’s new fashion correspondents are students. Duh! posted by Jeremy Del Rio @ 10/17/2005 04:02:00 PM 0 comments
Dr. Eddie Gibbs on “missional engagementâ€Â
Monday, October 17th, 2005“A missional engagement requires immersion in culture, to listen and ask questions. A missionary then proposes responses from the gospel, rather than attempting to impose a message.†This from his critique in Christianity Today of D.A. Carson’s analysis of Brian McLaren and the emerging church movement. posted by Jeremy Del Rio @ 10/17/2005 10:15:00 PM [...]
Ten Facts About New York City’s Children
Monday, October 17th, 20051. One out of every 4 people in NYC is a child. 2. Every day 337 babies are born to NYC residents. 3. Every day 2 babies die before their first birthday. 4. Every day many babies are born at risk: 174 babies are born into poor families. 25 babies are born to teen parents. [...]
Blogger’s making me angry!
Monday, October 17th, 2005Blogger again deleted a post I’ve been working on for over an hour. Any tips on how to prevent this from happening? posted by Jeremy Del Rio @ 10/17/2005 12:00:00 AM 2 comments
Yankee alums lead the way
Sunday, October 16th, 2005Congratulations to Jose Contreras of the White Sox for pitching his team into its first World Series birth since 1959, and a chance at their first title since 1917. Similarly, Andy Pettite has an opportunity to get the Houston Astros to their first ever Fall Classic on Monday. Along with Roger Clemens and Orlando “El [...]
Pastor Roger has officially joined the journey
Sunday, October 16th, 2005This morning at church, Pastor Roger McPhail preached a sermon on “Christ and Culture†and confessed that after 25 years of ministry, he’s re-embarked on a journey to discover what the New Testament Jesus would look like in our 21st century neighborhoods. It was inspiring to hear a recognized apostolic leader in the city say [...]
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