Jose Humphreys

There have been many conversations that have tempted me out of my doctoral cave-but today I finally give myself permission to write outside of the epistemological world of bone dry thinking. As I read some of the questions regarding diversity and the Emergent movement, I’ve got be honest and say that my spiritual, intellectual and [...]

Had a great time at the Christian Community Development Association conference in Indianapolis. I’m a first-timer and it well exceeded my expectations. Also had the privilege of co-facilitating a workshop on “The Emerging Face of Hispanic Christian Community Development”, except my boss couldn’t be there to co-facilitate. When I arrived there I also found out [...]

A lady apparently robbed four banks while chatting on her cell phone. Read more.
At the risk of sounding somewhat stereotypical…I’m not sure a man would’ve fared as well…He would at least have to take a message or put the other party on hold…
jose h

What is freedom? Or Christian freedom for that matter?
Stanley Hauerwas, Christian Ethicist states,
Our society seems generally to think that to be moral, to act in a responsible way, is to pursue our desires fairly-that is, in a manner that does not impinge on anyone else’s freedom…A good society is one that provides the greatest amount [...]

I ponder relationships in our culture every now and again, and was hit with several doses of perspective today.
The first was an article in the Daily News titled, Anatomy of An Affair. I thought this article proved better than certain Christian books I’ve read on marriage relationships. Not sure what the author’s religious persuasion was, [...]