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Seattle MLK March 2010 - walking and making noise

Last week my 7 yrs old daughter and I participated of the annual MLK march in Seattle. We got up early made some lunch, pack our bags and took the bus to Garfield High School, which is where the workshops, rally and the march starts. We walked several miles to downtown. Catie is a girl [...]

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 [...]

“I can’t believe is not non-fiction: a Reading Experiment”

I must admit I am a book geek. I love hanging out at libraries and bookstores. I do not recall a special gift giving day (birthday, anniversary, Christmas) in which I have not received a book.
Last April I confessed to some friends that my reading pleasures do not include fiction, but only cerebral, academic and [...]

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 [...]

Emergent Village 2.0 - Whatcha think? No, seriously what do you think?

 

The Future of Emergent Village - from the Emergent Village blog 
Last summer, the Emergent Village board put out a survey to see what Emergent felt itself becoming. The overwhelming result of that survey was that people wanted this network of generative friendships to continue. This continuation (and even broadening) of the friendship is taking multiple [...]

I do not want to be tolerated or included.

Interestingly enough people sometimes get surprised and/or offended when they hear me say that I do not want to be tolerated or included.  Tolerance and inclusion while at first glance they appear to be favorable concepts in a deeper level they are a “softer” expressions of violence and ostracism. To be tolerated and included, speaks [...]

The Expectant Family

 

If you follow me on Twitter you already know that my family is expecting a new member.
It has been hard to be penitent during this season of Lent when the vibes are more like Advent. This time of anticipation for the new life in our midst is for us also a reminder of the hope [...]

Progress, Shame, and Silencing the Margins - Panel discussion

Via The Other Journal
Progress, Shame, and Silencing the Margins - Panel discussion of the Film Up The Yangtze
Moderator: Dwight Freisen
Panelists: Cal Uamoto, Eliacin Rosario-Cruz, Chelle Stearns, Christopher L. Heuertz
The following panel discussion took place at the Film, Faith, and Justice forum in Seattle, Washington on October 23rd, 2008.
Film, Faith, and Justice is a forum exploring [...]

Beautiful trivialities in life

It has been awhile since this blog have seen some action. I recently post a tweet -you don’t know what a tweet is? You are so 2006 -  in which I stated that I am blogging less, and living more. Which it is not necessary true, I’m living the same as when I was blogging [...]

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