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Monday, March 5th, 2007After this … I needed this … Much appreciation and love to the Brooks family, Chris and his Queen and the heirs to her throne — Selah and Gabriel — for graciously returning me to earth Saturday night. (For those of you who’ve never experienced being serenaded by the Brooks kids, get in line.) Thanks [...]
From the Fellowship Hall to Full Contact Faith
Tuesday, February 27th, 2007Session 5 Friday, March 2, 20079 – 10:30 a.m. From the Fellowship Hall to Full Contact Faith: Description Today’s youth are activists. They’re aware of social justice issues. They’re passionate and idealistic. A growing number of Christian students are less interested in simply going to church than they are in being the church. Instead of [...]
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 [...]
Mooks, Midriffs, Myspace and More
Monday, January 22nd, 2007I’m off to the Pastors Prayer Summit, where I’ll be facilitating a prayer block tonight around youth and youth culture issues, and then a breakout session tomorrow. Last year’s breakout was standing room only in the room they assigned, with about 80 people attending, and many asked if it was recorded. So this year they [...]
On the road again
Friday, January 5th, 2007+ Friday night: Crossroads Tabernacle (Bronx, NY) for Rooftop + Saturday morning/afternoon: Roy and Mary’s Farm (Delaware Water Gap, NJ) for Grace Faith Church’s College Fellowship Retreat + Saturday night: Jetblue from JFK to Orlando, FL + Sunday: Del Rio Family Day at Uncle Isaac and Titi Odette’s House. + Monday – Wednesday: Urbnet Summit [...]
NBA players fan into flame the gifts within them
Thursday, December 14th, 2006Great game last night. The Nets kicked Buck Butt, 108-95. Jason Kidd had his third triple double in four games (10, 10, 10) and the 80th of his career, and Vince-anity Carter scored 36. In keeping with last year’s tradition of opposing teams not performing well after my chapel services, perennial Buck All-Star and the [...]
Tonight
Wednesday, December 13th, 2006- v – New Jersey Nets chaplain Willie Alfonso invited me to speak at a joint Nets/Bucks chapel service before tonight’s game at Continental Airlines Arena. I’ll be sharing unconventional Christmas greetings with the players. Keep us in prayer. Last time I did a team chapel (Oakland Raiders at New York Jets), my dad recommended [...]
Upcoming Events for Youth Leaders
Wednesday, December 6th, 2006+ December 11: A Coalition Christmas, hosted by the Coalition of Urban Youth Workers. Details. + December 13: Leaders meeting with Ron Luce, hosted by City Covenant Coalition in Brooklyn. Details. + January 10 – March 28 (12 Wednesday evenings): ACTS Urban Leadership Training at American Bible Society. Details. Flyer. + January 22-24: Pastors Prayer [...]
Shift Happens
Wednesday, November 8th, 2006Join Donald Miller, Efrem Smith, Greg Stier, Judah Smith, me and thousands of others at Shift, Willowcreek’s upcoming student ministries conference, February 28-March 2, 2007. Register today!
Sorta, kinda back
Thursday, October 26th, 2006I’m back down from the mountaintop. Came back to earth yesterday to speak at NYU Intervarsity’s Asian American Christian Fellowship on the subject: “Fact or Fiction? Believing in God is Enough to Get you into Heaven.” Preached from Luke 10, where a lawyer asks basically the same question in an attempt to “test” Jesus: “What [...]
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