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Thursday, December 30th, 2004It’s nearly midnight, 12/30, and I’ve just returned home from the funeral for 27-day-old Adam Jeremiah Jaruczyk (12/2/2004 – 12/29/2004). He died last night at 9:02 pm, after a valiant fight against a terminal disease. Most children with his condition don’t survive their first days, never mind a first Christmas. His parents Richard and Jessica [...]
Global Disaster … Global Compassion
Wednesday, December 29th, 20049/11/01 was a defining moment for our world in part for igniting the Global War on Terror. So too 12/26/04, or more specifically the world’s collective response to it, can redefine Global Compassion. The scope of the Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami has claimed at least 135,000 lives (as of 12/31) in 11 nations spanning [...]
A Hero Passed … His Legacy Endures
Wednesday, December 29th, 2004He is universally regarded as one of, if not the greatest ever to play his position. Yet when he passed away tragically at the age of 43 this past Sunday, the consensus among commentators on Fox, CBS, ESPN, and other sports talk shows was that he was a better person than a football player. What [...]
The Emerging Leader Debate Continues
Monday, December 20th, 2004I’m in North Carolina for the Billy Graham Institute for Emerging Evangelists, where the debate continues about how to empower “emerging” leaders to actually lead. Thank God for Eddie Gibbs, professor of evangelism at Fuller Theological Seminary. If ever there was a contemporary example of what happens when, as Joel prophesied, the Spirit causes old [...]
In Pursuit of Authentic Community
Monday, December 20th, 2004I had one of those conversations this afternoon. You know — the kind that meanders off totally unexpectedly into a vulnerable and transparent place with someone you barely met, but trust. (Or maybe you don’t know… I’m not sure I did a couple years ago, but I’m learning.) A colleague and I thought we were [...]
What Does it Mean to be an “Emerging Leader”?
Tuesday, December 14th, 2004A friend and I were talking today about the phrase “emerging leader.” What does it really mean — in practical terms — in the context of being among the youngest members of a network or working committee comprised almost entirely of “established leaders” 10-40 years senior? Does being considered an emerging leader simply mean one [...]
The Revolution Continues
Saturday, December 11th, 2004We believe in a faith that’s relevant, transformative, and real. (Check out “From Irrelevant to Revolutionary” for more.) This weekend, inner city teens are grappling with age old questions in Life in Translation, a nontraditional, original holiday production featuring jazz, Shakespeare, and acting by The Company. Check out pictures here. The Life in Translation program [...]
Life in Translation
Friday, December 10th, 2004Generation Xcel presents “Life in Translation†an original stage event featuring Shakespeare, Xpress, Jazz, and modern reinterpretations of age-old Questions Two Nights ONLY 12/10 & 12/11 7:30-9:00 pm Hosted by Abounding Grace Ministries 9 East 7th Street, Manhattan Corner of 3rd Avenue a/k/a Cooper Square R/W to 8th Street; 6 to Astor Place Suggested Donation [...]
The X Factor – Redefining a Generation for Xmas
Friday, December 10th, 2004“Scrooge has gotten younger. The new face of the famously stingy foil is no longer old or crotchety. According to the Center on Philanthropy at Indiana University, Generation Xers – roughly those of us 23-39 years old – are the new misers. … “The Scrooge of Charles Dickens’ timeless classic doesn’t remain greedy forever. Haunted [...]
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