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Archive for March, 2005
« Previous EntriesA Jamaican proverb?
Wednesday, March 30th, 2005McLaren quotes a fictionalized Jamaican grandmother as saying: If you find you-self on one mountain peak and you wanna get to anodda one, den dey is only one way up, and dat is to go down fust. (ANKOC, p. 80) If it’s not already a proverb, it should be.
He chopped her body into 12 pieces
Wednesday, March 30th, 2005Anyone else tired of the goofy ways we try to make sense of Scripture’s more outrageous stories that contradict our theology and customs? Consider Judges 19-20: But the men would not listen to him. So the man took his concubine and sent her outside to them, and they raped her and abused her throughout the [...]
I’m proud of him
Wednesday, March 30th, 2005I ran into Kevin Cedeno this afternoon. He’s still flying high after receiving an acceptance letter from John Jay College last week, and his work with the Youth Justice Board has him interviewing Department of Education bigwigs (on the schedule, Chancellor Joel Klein and possibly Mayor Bloomberg) and criminal justice experts. Three years ago, Kevin [...]
From the jacket cover
Wednesday, March 30th, 2005You know the book’s deep when even the endorsements provoke. Here’s one from Dr. Leonard Sweet about A New Kind of Christian (“ANKOC” in future posts): This is a book that heightens the depths and deepens the peaks. … [I]t is not to be entered into lightly, but reverently and in the fear of a [...]
My Boy’s a Prayer Warrior
Tuesday, March 29th, 2005Judah has been praying for Rudy’s 4 year old son Samuel almost daily ever since his Leukemia diagnosis last summer. Last week, he and I were looking at pictures of Sam online when I remembered that Liz Rios has pictures of her special needs son DJ online as well. We visited her blog and discovered [...]
Community Building — the 50 Cent Way
Monday, March 28th, 2005From the annals of “There goes the neighborhood” — Big, bad Fitty (a/k/a 50 Cent) moved into a luxe suburban town and what did he do to endear himself to the neighbors? He threw an all-access, no holds barred party (“like it’s your birthday”) and invited just enough locals to generate some goodwill. Although the [...]
The Litigation Effect
Monday, March 28th, 2005Court went reasonably well today. Actually, as well as could be expected. The judge is taking very seriously the problems with our purported landlord’s ownership, and has agreed to prioritize discovery on this issue moving forward. In a ruling last month she suggested that First Ukrainian (the church that originally owned the building) may still [...]
Monday, March 28th, 2005
I know I owe you a reflective post about McClaren’s book, but I have too much to say and not enough time to write it. I’m about half way through it so far, and I’m thoroughly enjoying the journey. I’m not sure I agree with all of it, but I think that’s partly the point. [...]
Coming soon to a City near you
Monday, March 28th, 2005I’ve never been one to advertise my traveling itinerary, but I’d love to meet you if we can get together on the road. I’ll be across the river in West Orange, New Jersey at The Life Christian Center this weekend (4/2-3) Saturday evening and Sunday morning. Next week, I’ll be in DC (4/12-14) for a [...]
Roasted my first leg of lamb this weekend
Monday, March 28th, 2005And our fifteen guests said: “It is good.” (Thanks to the Food Network!) Also on my menu: garlic mashed potatoes, roasted asparagus, and sauted spinach. Add to that Jo’s Virginia ham, stuffed artichokes and salad, Teresa’s meatballs and manicotti, and a bakery’s stash of snacks, candy and desserts and we all were plenty stuffed by [...]
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