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Wednesday, October 31st, 2007Way of Hope In urban America we have a picture of when Jesus told the disciples: “The harvest is plentiful but the workers are few.”
Web schmoozing builds your resume
Wednesday, October 3rd, 2007From the Jobs section of Monday’s NY Post, “Myspace Race”: “Having social-networking skills is now like being able to use Microsoft Office – it’s a basic requirement,†says Paul Forster of the job search engine Indeed.com, where the number of jobs with “social networking†in the description has tripled since last year. And: It seems [...]
Adopt-a-School comes full circle
Friday, September 14th, 2007On Wednesday, Generation Xcel and Abounding Grace celebrated a milestone in their relationship with PS/MS 34, the public school across the street from Xcel that both organizations have “adopted.” The school invited them to hold the first middle school assembly in over two years to introduce the murals they painted in the schoolyard this summer. [...]
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 [...]
Facebook and Myspace: Crushing the competition … along class lines?
Tuesday, June 26th, 2007I came across two fascinating Facebook/Myspace articles today. As a student of both technology and youth culture, they are provocative taken seperately. But read together, they paint a troubling portrait. The first (via Rudy) projects that Facebook is ready to “crush” its social networking competitors, beginning with Myspace. … if there’s going to be a [...]
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Wednesday, June 13th, 2007Sex Trafficking: Child Prostitution Selling Innocence A ghastly look at the child sex trade. Available for download at www.FaithVisuals.com Produced By Highway Productions
So You Wanna be in Show Business?
Monday, May 21st, 2007Before you see Nelson Vasquez channeling legendary Salsa producer Johnny Pacheco on the big screen this summer, check him out at a free seminar for teens: “LEARN THE ABC’S: On how to break into showbusiness” Tuesday, MAY 29th, 5:30pm – 7pm Trinity Church 422 West 57th Street, 2nd FLOOR RSVP by email to panyvinoproductions@yahoo.com. Seats [...]
Texas Releases 226 "Improperly Jailed" Youth
Saturday, May 19th, 2007“Sentences are often extended inconsistently or in retaliation for filing grievances… The review is one of many ongoing reforms to the state’s juvenile system after the disclosure of allegations of sexual abuse of inmates by staff and a possible cover-up by agency officials.” Article.sample free movies sexmovie free teengang movies bangmale porn movies gaymovies gagged [...]
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 [...]
The Power (and Peril) of Praising your Kids
Wednesday, April 25th, 2007Fascinating article at New York magazine about the inverse power of praise. “When we praise children for their intelligence,†Dweck wrote in her study summary, “we tell them that this is the name of the game: Look smart, don’t risk making mistakes.†… “Emphasizing effort gives a child a variable that they can control,†she [...]
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