Jose Humphreys

just got back from a youth summit at washington d.c.. for reasons unbeknownst to me, i tend to get pretty reflective after traveling. i just know that conversations, much like the everyday traffic sign, can serve to either alter your flow, or confirm that you’re headed in the right direction. i’ve been reflecting on 3 [...]

my sister rosalind has begun a blog. she’s a poet and an inspirational writer. let’s continue to support our latina, emerging writers.
jose h.

that was a line in the ny daily news. hopefully city council will pass the bill to cancel metered parking on sundays. parking downtown is a hassle as is…a break on sundays would be nice.
jose h.

If quintessential New York Summer weather is what your interested in experiencing- this is the week to come visit us. New York summers are a mixture of polluted filtered heat, and still sticky air. The best way to describe it to is to imagine yourself sitting in a sauna with someone who just drank gasoline [...]

“Theologians have mulled over the “imago dei” (Image of God) for centuries, but an idea of great consensus is that the relational nature of humanity derives from the creator. In this sense “Blogging Community” is a divine or spiritual act.”
these are the words of Luis Alvarez, a friend, pastor, and fellow cohort of the “Latino [...]

“Jesus himself did not try to convert the two thieves on the cross; one of them turned to him.”
- Dietrich Bonhoeffer “Letters and Papers From Prison” (Collins, Fontana, SCM; London: 1953) p. 67
the gospel is a challenge, not just a meal ticket to the big dinner upstairs. at least this is what i try to [...]

the below excerpt is from an interview with brian mcLaren in the most recent issue of outreach magazine. i’m feeling mcLaren’s response as it speaks to incarnational ministry.
outreach magazine: if you could say one thing about evangelism to every pastor in america, what would it be?
BM: i’m going to say two things. first, we [...]

sidewalks. city parks. benches. brownstone stoops. street corners.
these are some of the cities’ backyards and porches. a place where many urbanites gather for specific reasons, or simply just because. is it for the money to be made on the steet corner? or for an opportunity to sell “goods” at reduced prices? maybe it’s just [...]