Watch that mouth! Michael Richards. Mel Gibson. Don Imus. These guys make a few off-handed remarks, and they’ve been stung big time. And now, Richard Gere discovers public kissing is very bad, very bad in India. Gere apologizes in kissing controversy in [ . . . ]
brief Q debrief
What an incredible time in Atlanta at Q! Loved getting to hang out with Kingdom-minded people. David Park of NextGenerAsianChurch.com and I sat down to chat for 15 minutes about the past 55-hour experience at Q, and what it was about, how [ . . . ]
Live blogging at the Q in Atlanta
Live-blogging over at L2 Foundation blog >>
Atlanta Q meetup
Today I’ll be en route to Atlanta for the rest of the week to participate in the Q boutique event. Q is all about ideating and wrestling with the complexities of embodying the Gospel to shape future culture. I’ll meet lots of [ . . . ]
Where is our Al Sharpton or Jesse Jackson?
African Americans have their Al Sharpton and Jesse Jackson. While these few do not represent the whole, they boldly speak up for the whole. And, the mainstream media goes to them for their perspectives. Caucasian Americans have their Billy Graham and Rick [ . . . ]
Why does it hurt so much?
Listen in on my sermon [mp3] titled “Why does it hurt so much?” based on John 11:17-36, delivered this morning at Great Commission Community Church in Arlington, Virginia. I stayed in the moment and somber mood of the past week, so the [ . . . ]
a new kind of sermon for me
I’ve just finished my sermon outline for tomorrow. I’ll be guest-speaking at Great Commission Community Church in Arlington, Virginia, the next county over from Centreville. The preaching date was scheduled months ago. I was actually on the phone with the church coordinator [ . . . ]
Hokie Hope Day
By the way, here’s something for the honorary Hokies — What is a Hokie? Download full-size poster for Hokie Hope “Orange and Maroon Effect” Day >> And, a prayer written by Terri Dewey that was read at a Monday night candlelight vigil:: [ . . . ]
a week to weep
It’s not time to “move forward” or “get past this.” It’s time to weep. Poet Nikki Giovanni, Virginia Tech’s University Distinguished Professor [see video of her poem read at the Virginia Tech Convocation on April 17th - video]:: We are sad today, [ . . . ]
