Archive for July, 2007
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Wednesday, July 11th, 2007The last month has been all about my brother Jonathan, with his bachelor party, wedding, and now his 31st birthday. We love you, bro!
Wednesday Weekly Webcast
Wednesday, July 11th, 2007Constance Why free porn isn’t free HT: Ryan K.
Save the Date: Reload NYC 9/29/07
Tuesday, July 10th, 2007Urban Youth Workers Institute is the premier urban youth ministry training organization in the country and their one-day Reload training events pack a powerful (and affordable!) punch. Make RELOAD a priority for your entire youth ministry staff. ___________________ RELOAD NYC07 September 29, 2007 Returning to Christian Cultural Center (Brooklyn) Featuring: local and national speakers multi-cultural [...]
Coalition News
Monday, July 9th, 2007+ The minutes from today’s Coalition meeting are available online. Highlights: ratification of new leaders, summer schedule, and fall planning. + The Youth Justice Board is now accepting nominations. For high school upperclassmen interested in influencing public policy around youth issues. Kevin Cedeno represented Xcel on the YJB in 2005 and had the opportunity to [...]
Cover Boy
Monday, July 9th, 2007My partner in the South Bronx a/k/a “Happy Daddy” Dimas Salaberrios is this month’s cover boy for Outreach magazine. Even more wonderful for the emerging leaders Dimas has ably represented for the last decade, the article speaks of him as both a protege and peer of one of the great pastors/theologians/urbanists of our time, Dr. [...]
Monday Morning MP3 (afternoon edition)
Monday, July 9th, 2007Raising Up a New Generation of Urban Heroes Dr. Larry Acosta, CCDA 2005 The workshop offers strategies for how to develop and mobilize young leaders in our churches, ministries, and organizations. Courtesy www.UrbanMinistry.org.
The Appointed Time?
Monday, July 9th, 2007“Then the LORD replied: ‘Write down the revelation and make it plain on tablets so that a herald [a] may run with it. For the revelation awaits an appointed time; it speaks of the end and will not prove false. Though it linger, wait for it; it will certainly come and will not delay.’” Habbakuk [...]
Yankees Old Timers Day
Sunday, July 8th, 2007Notwithstanding the current Yankee roster’s old appearance this year, Judah, Willie, Chris and I enjoyed the annual Old Timers Game and festivities yesterday in the Bronx. The current lineup blew a vintage performance by Rocket Clemens and lost 2-1 on a 13th inning error. That makes the Yanks 1-3 in games Judah and I have [...]
Coming January 2008
Friday, July 6th, 2007Lead Authors Kara Powell and Chap Clark asked me to contribute two chapters on economic justice, which are previewed in the recent “Jesus Justice” article. (Judah contributed to the book’s subtitle!) GospelCom says of the article: We hear a lot about “justice†these days, and about the importance the Bible puts on practicing justice. But [...]
Where I’ve Been
Friday, July 6th, 2007It’s been hard to post much original writing the past month and a half, but lots of photos thanks to the new camera. Here’s where I’ve been the past week. Chain Reaction Baltimore July 2-4, 2007 Chain Reaction is a highlight of every summer for me. Matt and Katy Stevens embody what it means to [...]
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