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Slammin’
Monday, July 17th, 2006Saturday’s tenth annual Xcel 3-on-3 Hoops tournament. Pics here. Pics from the 2005 tournament.
Youth Explode in Glendale, Queens
Monday, November 28th, 2005Thanks to Adam Durso, Ralph Castillo, and my friends at Christ Tabernacle for inviting me to participate in the first Youth Explosion Conference this weekend. Also on the program: The Will Rodriguez Band, Ambassador of Cross Movement, Bishop Roderick Caesar, and Pastor Michael Durso. What a privilege to share the program with them. They asked [...]
Strange news day for people I love
Thursday, September 22nd, 2005Yesterday: My friend’s parents, pastors of Living Hope Community Church (where I preached in May and will be returning this November) survived the emergency landing at LAX.My brother was the first police officer to respond to a deadly shooting outside of a Bowery nightclub (10 blocks from Xpress and AGM)A family member was named to [...]
The presence of God
Sunday, August 21st, 2005This morning’s service at New Hope was one of those charismatic jigs where the pastor has one thing planned but something altogether different happens instead. For the uninitiated, imagine a 2 hour church service with no sermon, an understated offering appeal, and just a handful of announcements. Not possible, right? Wrong! We experienced that today. [...]
29,000 died of hunger today
Friday, February 25th, 2005That many die of hunger every 24 hours. To them we dedicated the Voice of Silence. Over two hundred inner city teens gathered at Primitive Christian Church to consider the pain of hunger as part of World Vision’s 30 Hour Famine. Through spoken word, music, dance, and art, they identified with the hurting and vowed [...]
Last call – invitation to Square One breakfast
Thursday, February 24th, 2005Youth workers and pastors interested in the Youth Initiative for the upcoming Billy Graham Crusade, join me at Square One: Saturday, 2/26, 9:30-11:30, at the Roosevelt Hotel Grand Ballroom (45 Street and Madison). For more info and to rsvp, go here. As of Wednesday, 600 guests had already RSVP’d, so confirm your attendance today. Listen [...]
VOICE (of silence)
Wednesday, February 23rd, 2005Join Generation Xcel in raising awareness of global hunger and AIDS at the “Voice of Silence,” an interactive evening of music, spoken word, and artistry presented in partnership with World Vision’s 30-Hour Famine. Friday 2/25/05, 7 pm @ Primitive Christian Church 207-209 East Broadway (b/w Jefferson and Clinton Streets) F train to East Broadway Xpress [...]
If My People Will Humble Themselves and Pray
Wednesday, January 26th, 2005“If my people, who are called by my name, will humble themselves and pray and seek my face and turn from their wicked ways, then will I hear from heaven and will forgive their sin and will heal their land.” I love that verse (II Chronicles 7:14), but it’s quoted so often it almost sounds [...]
The Boden Center
Monday, January 10th, 2005The Bronx got a little touch of heaven his weekend. The Boden Center for Performing Arts officially launched in Castle Hill with a concert Friday evening (1/7) featuring jazzy reinterpretations of age-old standards, musical theater by a youth drama troupe called BAMSS (By Any Means Save Some), and modern dance performed by members of the [...]
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 [...]