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Mark your calendar: Living Simply with Kids Workshop

 

The Revolution Starts at Home: Living Simply with Kids
This will the the first in a series of workshops and conversations related to homegrown revolution, alternative living, sustainability, cultural awareness, social justice and other holy mischievous act of resistance and creativity.
For those of us trying to live an intentional Christian life kids can be both and [...]

My proletariat heritage

I’ve always been drawn to the underdogs, the raggamuffins, the workers and the unassuming simple people. Perhaps because of my own family history. I grew up in a working barrio in Puerto Rico. My family life was simple, but not the voluntary simplicity option of the middle class, but the un-voluntary simplicity of the [...]

Jahaira: The Amazing Woman

Jahaira is my lil’ sister. We are 3 years apart. We grew up climbing mango trees, eating quenepas and riding and our old rusty bikes around the barrio La Plena in Juana Díaz, Puerto Rico. 
We have amazing memories of our childhood games and dreams. We’ve also experienced our good amount of pain and suffering together.
Jahaira is [...]

Happy Fathers Day, Eliacín (Sr.)

Photo taken in Juana Diaz, Puerto Rico April 2007
I’m fortunate to have my dad around this month here in Seattle. Someone asked me once which were my favorite saints and I was not surprise to find mentioning my dad as one of them. 

¡Felíz día de los padres mi Viejo!

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On vacation - con la familia de Puerto Rico

Blogging have been sporadically around here recently. I’ll be on and offline on vacation until June 30 showing off Seattle and the Washington State to my family from Puerto Rico.
Today we will celebrate a year of missed birthday parties.

Photo taken April 2007 in Ponce, Puerto Rico

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Remembering the forgotten

My uncle Elias & my father Eliacín Sr.
While Memorial Day commemorates U.S. men and women who perished in conflict. I want to remember the many whom have been forgotten by the Empire. The thousands veterans who inspite of giving life and limbs for this country are now going through the pain of dementia, homelessness and disease. [...]

Eliacín in Sojourners Magazine

Sojourners Magazine, June 2008

Look mom, I’m on the cover of a magazine!
Last March I received an email from one of editors Sojourners Magazine letting me know that they wanted to run a profile of me as part of 10 Young Christian Leaders to Watch. I’m honored to be among such a great group of fellow young conspirators in [...]

Mustard Seed Network

This is just my little video gig to welcome people to the Mustard Seed Associates Online Network.
I took me 57 times to get this. I’m glad I do not make a living in front of the camera.

 
 

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Social Media & Mission Conversation

Last Thursday around 20 people crammed in our living room for a conversation about Social Media & Mission. I expected a group mostly of geeky guys (maybe gal or two) but to my delight it ended up been a very diverse gathering, with people as old as 70, about half of the participants were [...]

1 of the 10 Young Christian Leaders to Watch

Coming soon to a magazine rack near you.

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