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hereby request admission as a Postulant for Priesthood

Recently I took a very nerve racking and exciting step that included the following words:

After much discernment, prayers and reflection I believe God has called me to participate as an ordained priest in the work of reconciliation and spiritual formation of His people. I want to invite and welcome people into the family of God [...]

Help us cultivate Kingdom collaborations and creative expressions of love

Dear Friends and fellow Kingdom collaborators,
As many of you know for the past two years Ricci (my wife) and I have been part of Mustard Seed Associates. Because of the loving generosity of many friends,  we have been financially supported to work full-time with this great ministry, allowing us to fully focus on instigating Kingdom collaborations [...]

In the 21st Century, they will know we follow Jesus because we…

This fantastic list was shared by Lauren Winner at the Christianity 21 event last month. I could not make it to the event, but jealously followed the conference thanks for my friends tweets.
I want to thank Hollie Baker-Lutz for compiling the list at Kyria’s Blog - also to Tim Snyder for bringing it to attention [...]

Mapping the Divine Week

 
According to the Mustard Seed Alternative Calendar this week is Mapping the Divine Week.
Take a map of your neighborhood/City (you can get this thru Google Maps) And for the extent of this week mark those areas in which you and others in your community and/or neighborhood encounter the Divine . It can be a [...]

Remembering the Feast of Ascension

 
The Christian doctrine of the Ascension holds that Jesus‘ body ascended to heaven in the presence of his apostles following his resurrection, and that in heaven he sits at the Father’s right hand. Jesus died c. 30. In the Epistle to the Romans (c. 56-57),[1] Paul describes Christ as in heaven and in the abyss,[2] the earliest Christian reference to Jesus in heaven. The most influential account of the Ascension, and according to the two-source hypothesis the earliest[3], is in [...]

May 24: In Portland, Join us in a Conversation about Intentional Communities/New Monasticism

The Rosario-Kilmer tribe from The Mustard Seed House (in picture from left to right: Catie, Gabrielito, Elías, Ricci and I) will be hanging out in Portland this weekend (May 22-25).
Our friends Kerlin and Jordan are hosting a gathering on Sunday May 24, for rabble-rousers and holy dreamers to come together to share stories and explore [...]

Video - Interview with Mark Van Steenwyk

 
This is an short interview with Mark Van Steenwyk in his recent visit to the Mustard Seed House in Seattle. Mark is the founder of Missio Dei a Christian radical intentional community in Minneapolis and a co-conspirator of The Common Root. He is also the editor of The Jesus Manifesto.
In this short video he share some [...]

Help me go to CCDA Conference 2009

I am looking forward been able to make it to the upcoming CCDA Conference in Cincinnati October 21-25. But I do not have the means cover all the expenses.  I’ve spoken with some my holy rabble-rousers friends in Cinci and they have generously offer me a place to stay and a Texan BBQ.  Now all [...]

My Recent Posts at Sojourners God’s Politics Blog

 
 

Breaking Out of the Socially Contructed Box
by Eliacín Rosario-Cruz 05-13-2009

“What do you mean by ‘just one’? I’m not choosing just one!” I told my wife on the phone. She had told me that according to the educational department of our city, in order to register our daughter in an…
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Join us at Pentecost Seattle - May 16, 2009

Pentecost Seattle: Faith and Justice for the 21st Century
I invite you to a groundbreaking event taking place in Seattle. Coming together across denominations and theological differences, Seattle’s Christians - Evangelical, Emerging Church, Mainline and Catholic - will meet to converse in an open and hopeful way about the most urgent and changing needs of Seattle’s [...]

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