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Friday, May 11th, 2007I drove to Baltimore this morning before visiting Virginia’s Nissan Pavilion for tomorrow’s Battle Cry event, and asked Matt Stevens to take me to the so-called Blue Light Districts, high crime areas so named because of the ubiquitous presence of police cameras marked by flickering blue lights. (Take a virtual tour here.) For three-plus hours [...]
To whom much is given…
Wednesday, May 2nd, 2007“From him much more will be required.” I didn’t make that up. Jesus did. ___________________ Back in 1999 I wrote this in a vision document for Generation Xcel: “Strategic alliances with professional athletes, individuals and corporate sponsors will facilitate X-cel’s expansion. Why athletes? 1. Common culture and heritage 2. Admiration, respect, and credibility 3. Resources [...]
Child poverty in perspective: An overview of child well-being in rich countries
Thursday, April 5th, 2007UNICEF presents “A comprehensive assessment of the lives and well-being of children and adolescents in the economically advanced nations.” The United States and the United Kingdom rank in the bottom third in five of the six dimensions reviewed, including material well-being, health and safety, relationships, and behaviors and risks. Not surprisingingly, the US is dead [...]
The Ministry of Reconciliation: A Tribute to Oscar Romero
Monday, February 19th, 2007Much love and appreciation to Rev. Dr. Alfred Cockfield and his wife Linette Savory-Cockfield of God’s Battalion of Prayer Church in Flatbush, Brooklyn, for inviting me to preach at their Black History Month “Celebration of Latin America” service last night. Congregational members from Cuba, Costa Rica, and Panama helped us glimpse the flavor of faith [...]
Reflections from charity:ball
Tuesday, December 19th, 2006This event was a Christmas fundraiser for charity:, a global relief organization founded earlier this year by Scott Harrison. As a New York City club kid and party promoter for ten years, Scott lived the fast life and built a who’s who contact list of celebs and high society. But nothing could shake an emptiness [...]
A Framework for Understanding Poverty
Tuesday, December 5th, 2006Two years ago, in my pre-blog life, Here’s Life Inner City graciously allowed me to attend their national staff training on “A Framework for Understanding Poverty.” The material came from Dr. Ruby Payne’s book by the same title. For people who care about working with the poorest of the poor, the materials are excellent. Downloads [...]
What to make of this?
Friday, December 1st, 2006James 5:1-6 (NIV): Now listen, you rich people, weep and wail because of the misery that is coming upon you. Your wealth has rotted, and moths have eaten your clothes. Your gold and silver are corroded. Their corrosion will testify against you and eat your flesh like fire. You have hoarded wealth in the last [...]
Sad
Friday, December 1st, 2006a) That ABC News would report a historic moment in the global war against AIDS — Rick Warren’s invitation to democratic Senator Barak Obama to address the 2006 Globl Summit on AIDS and the Church — with this headline: Dissention Among Religious Leaders Sparks Protests Over AIDS Summit b) That some within the evangelical community [...]
More perspective, courtesy of YouTube
Monday, September 25th, 2006The Miniature Earth: “If we could turn the population of the earth into a small community of 100 people, keeping the same proportions we have today, it would be something like this …” cent ringtones 99eagle ringtones bald americanfree ringtones absolutleyolam ringtone adonairtel ringtonecomposer 3310 ringtones19952 de contact harringtonringtones 2.99 Map
A study in contrasts
Friday, September 22nd, 2006So I’m at the library, and Rudy and I are IMing thanks to free WiFi. He mentions that as a 7th grader he spent most of the summer at the library “wishing a pretty girl would walk through the door,” and reading the Guiness Book of World Records. Then we chat about that Sarah McLauchlin [...]
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