Archive for June, 2007
« Previous EntriesOne year ago today …
Saturday, June 30th, 2007Abuelo entered heaven’s gates. Here, in his memory, El Patriarca. El Patriarca – Final
Friday’s Foto Finish
Friday, June 29th, 2007Remembering Abuelo, at his coffee finca in Arecibo, PR. He entered eternity a year ago tomorrow. More Abuelo pics like this here.
Wednesday, June 27th, 2007
(Your) Two Cents Many times, it’s hard to see past our own lives. As westerners we have a great deal of wealth, but what do we choose to do with it? If we really believe that everything belongs to God, does that include our wallets as well? Available at FaithVisuals.com. Produced by 2100 Productions loans [...]
She needs no introduction, but …
Tuesday, June 26th, 2007I’ve been privileged to get to know Kara Powell over the past year. She’s a Fuller Seminary professor, much published author, and the director of Fuller’s Center for Youth and Family Ministries. We met initially last April as part of UYWI’s Reload Curriculum team, and subsequently collaborated on the Justice for All project with World [...]
Facebook and Myspace: Crushing the competition … along class lines?
Tuesday, June 26th, 2007I came across two fascinating Facebook/Myspace articles today. As a student of both technology and youth culture, they are provocative taken seperately. But read together, they paint a troubling portrait. The first (via Rudy) projects that Facebook is ready to “crush” its social networking competitors, beginning with Myspace. … if there’s going to be a [...]
Youth Explosion @ Great Adventure 2007
Monday, June 25th, 2007Great times: Saturday, June 23, 2007
Beyond the Wreckage
Monday, June 25th, 2007“He has sent me to bind the brokenhearted.” – Isaiah 61:1 June Evans (UYWI 2007 keynote) elaborates here. My initial reaction to my crushed heart was to wrap tough sinews of flesh around it while making a personal vow to never let myself get hurt again. However, that’s not God’s way. I now realize that [...]
Monday Morning MP3 (afternoon edition)
Monday, June 25th, 2007A Dialogue about Living Out Social Justice in Your Community: Part 1 / Part 2, UYWI 2006 (With Michael Mata and Shane Claiborne)
Simply Rebuild
Monday, June 25th, 2007On June 20, CCDA board member Shane Claiborne’s Simple Way ministry center and residence burned to the ground along with half its block as part of a preventable 7 alarm fire that began in an abandoned factory. Visit the Simple Way website for more info and make a donation here to help them rebuild. At [...]
Arks Aplenty
Friday, June 22nd, 2007Evan Almighty is a laugh out loud, make a fool of yourself in the movie theater funny film that also packs a poignant punch. It didn’t hurt that I was with my son when we saw it tonight and many of the sight gags are designed to tickle his funny bone more than mine. There [...]
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