I went to the Barnstormers game(s) the other night and Carl Everett became one of my new favorite baseball players of all time. Here’s more or less how it went down.
I walked in a few minutes late, at the beginning of the second inning, and as the first batter I saw on the opposing team [...]
Entries from May 31st, 2008
An Ode To Carl.
May 31st, 2008 · Comments Off · Misc.
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Pardon me, your epidermis is showing, sir.
May 29th, 2008 · Comments Off · Faith & Spirituality
I’m currently reading three books. First, Being White, which explores ethnicity and the implications for those of us who, for better or worse (but not by chance), are white North Americans. Second, The Heart of Racial Justice, which as the subtitle suggests, is about “how soul change leads to social change”. Finally, I’m also reading [...]
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Engaging “The Other” in the City.
May 18th, 2008 · Comments Off · City Life, Faith & Spirituality
Two facts and a conclusion.
Fact one: half of the world’s population now live in cities, and the percentage is growing.
Fact two: the story of the Bible begins in a garden, but ends in a city.
Conclusion: cities are really, really important.
In Signs of Emergence, Kester Brewin writes that cities clearly embody “all that is wrong and [...]
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