Jose Humphreys

Our friend Liz in South Florida has provided information on a possible place to send relief dollars toward the Katrina aftermath. No overhead costs will be deducted from your dollars. This information came from an email by our Pastor, Marc Rivera, who was instrumental in organizing relief efforts here in NYC during and after [...]

From the Inferno to the Pulpit: Break Dancing and the Art of Cultural Hermeneutics
Check out this post by fellow urban minister, Dave Ramos, of the Latino Leadership Circle.
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New York: Mark Ecko, Hip Hop clothing designer wins case for graffiti against City Hall. Hey, let’s face it, it’s a form of urban artistic expression.

“This will allow young people to celebrate
graffiti,” said Ecko. “Today, it’s about them as
artists. To deny it sends the wrong message
on what is or isn’t art.”

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Also see [...]

Andre over at Emergent Mosaic put me on to some good conversation about diversity & the Emergent Church. Here’s an excerpt,
“In a lot of ways, the emergent church struck me as, well, the Christian equivalent of the grunge movement. A little subversive, a little edgy, and whole lot of white, middle class evangelicals trying to [...]

Sojourners, along with other sponsors will be heading a campaign to petition President Bush and other world leaders in the pursuit of overcoming global poverty. According to information we received from Sojourner organizers,
“the event will consist of 3 days of prayer, fasting, and public witness to
call on world leaders to deliver on promises [...]

Got my wife a dog (Shih Tzu) for her birthday, a new addition to the family. His name is Café, a nice Latino name. Funny thing is I used to kind of poke fun of folks who dressed their dogs in turtlenecks, threw doggie parties, etc. I don’t think we’ll be going there…but I find [...]

Sam Carrasco who had a blood transfusion yesterday. Rudy has a blog with updates.

Mayra and I attended an emerging church event last night with special guest, Brian McLaren. Thank you Jamie and Liz for the “heads-up” about the event, which was hosted by an emerging church group that calls itself the Communion of the Arts (COTA). Keep this church plant in prayer.
We had a pretty good time listening [...]

The below is an email I recently received about a film that has the potential to influence global policy. It will be released in New York, Los Angeles and other major cities on October 14th. Anybody interested can contact the sender of this email directly.
-jose h.

If you have a heart for social justice, I would [...]

I walk into a classroom with the hopes of facilitating an environment that stimulates both students and myself to critically think, reflect and advocate on the incredibly important, but often dreaded topic of social welfare policy. I can already see the eyes glazing over, brains are building mental barricades that include the following thoughts: “policy [...]

The day before yesterday our church plant team had one of those unexpected close encounters with the “good news” during a visit to a neighborhood resident at the Lillian Wald Projects. She had invited us over for a time of prayer in her home some time ago, so we finally made it out for a [...]

Took my dad to the ball game yesterday as a late Father’s Day gift. The NY Mets ended up losing 6-4 in the 9th inning. Guess that’s why i always say it takes a lot of character to be a Mets fan in the Big Apple.
jose h.