http://joseandmayra.com The View from Harlem World Fri, 03 Sep 2010 23:32:50 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Every now and then I get to a place in my life's journey where I realize I need some systematic insight. What I mean is getting it with both intentionality and consistency. I get a lot of random insight through books, articles and the like.  But what I'm ... http://joseandmayra.com/?p=522 "Remember always that the nonviolent movement in Birmingham seeks justice and reconciliation-not victory." -Martin Luther King, Jr. Why We Can't Wait We can live in a Win-Lose kind of society where some settle on top at the expense of others. We see it with everything from unfettered market economies, to ... http://joseandmayra.com/?p=513 Also see: Open Source Preaching Pt. 1 I had a sermon prepared for our church's weekly gathering at the National Black Theater.  I also had a question prepared at the beginning of this sermon.  In anticipation of preaching about The Lord's Prayer, "Our Father" in particular, I began the sermon by ... http://joseandmayra.com/?p=498 I love to read a lot. Every now and again there are books that elicit good feelings, can be inspiring, or at best help you see the world differently. So three books that captured me in 2009 were a cool combination of Latino culture, the real deal about ... http://joseandmayra.com/?p=477 A typical question for me on most weeks is, "So Jose, how's the church doing?" My typical response is usually, "Good, good.  Good things are happening."  I find it hard to encapsulate what's really happening, because there are so many dimensions to starting and running churches.  Then there's the question of ... http://joseandmayra.com/?p=466 If you notice my side bar has a lengthy blog archive with dates going back to January 2005.  This isn't really about my longevity in blogging. It simply means I've been a sporadic, flakey blogger for a long time now. I'm at least consistent in my flakiness. As I was thinking about ... http://joseandmayra.com/?p=462 http://joseandmayra.com/?p=459 In a world of Pentium processing and wireless access it's nice to have "quick and dirty" learning at my finger tips.  I gloss and glean what others have already processed and then try to make it my own.  So every day I reap the benefits of an open source society. My ... http://joseandmayra.com/?p=446 Transitions in life can bring out either the best or worst in us.  In my particular case it can be both at the same time. As a new pastor here in NYC I'm learning the slow and deliberate way of starting a church in this context. A good friend ... http://joseandmayra.com/?p=438 Open source is a software phenomenon that allows one developer to allow others to modify/improve upon the original design.  Mozilla Fire Fox is an example of an open source search engine that has gone through many modifications by different developers. This term has become more widely adopted in theological circles as ... http://joseandmayra.com/?p=427