Jose Humphreys

I was reflecting recently how I am often immersed within the sphere of my own faith. A real concern for me at times. I’ve worked for a faith-based organization for over two years, attend seminary, and have many friends that share much of the same faith or some derivative of it. It’s what Christians often [...]

Sounds like a tool or something. “Hey honey, it looks like I’m going to need that filibuster afterall…” According to CNN’s congressional dictionary, a filibuster is “the term used for an extended debate in the Senate which has the effect of preventing a vote.”

Mayra and I were talking about how when folks get locked into [...]

Chelo and I have on numerous occasions anticipated and struggled with the threats and possibilities to raising children in a daily context that will inundate them worldviews and ideologies that are sexy, lucrative and entertaining- but empty in the end. The following quote expresses our prayer,aspiration, dream and hope to instill in our future children. [...]

You can catch Hiram Rios on the pulpit, wearing his Guayabera, and even playing the timbales at Wounded Healer Fellowship in South Florida. Hiram and Liz Rios began this emerging church plant in January, and I have to say they have a plethora of God-given creativity going on, and they “keeps it real.”

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a great post titled “eco-poverty and julia roberts will play me in the movies” at Dry Bones Dance.

The matter is quite simple. The Bible is very
easy to understand. But we Christians are a
bunch of scheming swindlers. We pretend to
be unable to understand it because we know
very well that the minute we understand we
are obliged to act accordingly. Take any words
in the New Testament and forget everything
except pledging yourself to act accordingly.
My God, [...]

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If you click on the picture you will see the church plant we will be a part of on a map of Avenue D. The church (as seen on the map) is formerly known as “La Redimida” located on 65 Avenue D, between 5th & 6th Street. This map actually needs to be updated to [...]

I met Pastor Charlie at my cousin’s burial about two years ago. My cousin’s friends mentioned there weren’t any other pastors available (or willing) to give a eulogy for a “hopeless” suicide victim. But Charlie stepped in and spoke words of hope. We later met again when he was an invited guest speaker in [...]

There are over a million blogs in the city…we’re 1 of 4,940 listed on this site. i think it’s a great opportunity to share some of our thoughts among the many that are represented in our great city…

“the history of faith is really the story of how the soul outdistances its own culture bound rituals-refurbishing itself inside out through the examples of it prophets and saints.”
-Subversive Orthodoxy

A life that isn’t reflected upon isn’t worth living.

As I recounted my day to Mayra, we talked about my work with urban Hispanic pastors. I mentioned the idea of feeling like a small fish in a large pond. Mayra asked poignantly, “is it that you want to be a large fish?” Oooh she’s so subversive. I had to think about that [...]

Mayra and I had our traditional Saturday morning reflection time together. I had to long give up Saturday morning cartoons for this. As usual, we’ll sit down in our cozy nook at home to solve the problems of the world (yeah right) in one hour or less, over a cup of Star Bucks. [...]

that’s with the ny jets coming to nyc. i wonder if they still plan to use tax payer dollars to build this stadium. i guess the one highlight is a new york football team that actually plays in new york…
jose

i’ve never been “under the knife” so-to-speak so my slow but progressive recovery is something to chronicle. i face interesting choices in the morning-you have to love the options of recovery. should i take the pill for the pain and and get “lifted”, or endure it and remain coherent, viable, but grouchy. 7 [...]