kingdom praxis | a.k.a. eliacín’s blog

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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Open space at MSH for those seriously seeking community

Peter and Anneke Geel will be leaving the Mustard Seed House in August. Peter has been accepted into the doctoral program at Georgetown University and for some reason they aren’t very keen on commuting to Washington DC each week. We are looking for a couple who are interested in joining our small community here in [...]

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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Celebrating at the Mustard Seed House

In August Anneke and Peter Geel who live in the basement apartment at the Mustard Seed House will be heading to Georgetown University where Peter will be working on a PhD. Peter’s interest is in Christian/ Islamic relations and so Sunday afternoon we celebrated this new step in their lives with a Middle Eastern [...]

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. [...]

Twin Brothers are a gift from above

While growing up I always wished I had a brother to play with. Well it took me 33 years to found out that I have a twin brother from a different mom. A month or so ago I posted this picture of my identical twin brother but people were still doubtful.
Now take a look a [...]

Monks, Community & Rule of Life

 Read more about our dreams and vision for Mustard Seed Associates, the Mustard Seed House and the Celtic Community Project -
Monks, Community & Rule of Life « Godspace
Yesterday the Boston Globe printed a great article The Unexpected Monks, on the move towards monasticism by many evangelicals. It is something that resonates very deeply with [...]

What chores would Jesus Do?

What chores would Jesus do? - Los Angeles Times
Some monastic communities pool their resources and renounce private property. The Billings friends chose to control their own finances, though they shared equally in rent, utility and grocery bills. They all said they wanted to consume less, spend less, so they could give away more. Yet they [...]

The Revolution starts at home

 
The Revolution starts at home is the title for the workshop my family will be facilitating at The New Conspirators conference, or better yet Festival of the Imagination. Our purpose will be to share a bit of how do we embodied the revolutionary and radical teachings of Jesus in our everyday life at home.  More than been [...]

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