Jose Humphreys

The patience to do nothing.
There’s a time and a season for everything. Meanwhile every inclination is to move and shake, network, cut a deal, strategize or politicize. But for now we will excercise the patience to do nothing. We will be still and know that you are God.
We’re praying Jesus for [...]

1. Updated additional link: My brother Anthony Smith, Steve Knight and Rod Garvin have started a podcast called “Practicing Pentecost.”
2. Been listening to podcast sermons from Efrem Smith, Pastor of Sanctuary Covenant Church in North Minneapolis. He weaves together a love for God with a theology for the city. He’s definetely a “right now” kind [...]

From the bleachers in Shea Stadium yesterday. Too bad this phone cam doesn’t have a zoom lens. Mets lost 8-6 to the scrubs, I mean the Cubs.

The American flag proudly drapes practically the whole front of the NY Stock Exchange. Made me think of the phrase “who’s your daddy?”

This pic was taken at groundzero today. [...]

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DMX and hip hop at its best.

It’s been a crazy 2 weeks. If I was to detail our adventures in crisis this post would be too long. Instead I’ll recount some of the drama in different bits.
In short, my car got stolen last week. After numerous calls to all the city pounds, it was nowhere to be found. We had to [...]

Cruising religious headlines today. Here are some that might be of interest.
Mega Churches Build a Republican Base
I don’t believe mega churches are a bad thing necessarily. I do question the critical thought of members though, who simply say because “my pastor said” or in this case “my president believes.” Meanwhile social opinions are inherited (in [...]

For those who happen to be in New York in August, from the works of C.S. Lewis.

According to some stats and reports we’re noisy and the 6th most overpriced.
Well, don’t forget to visit some time.

Mayra loves going to carnivals so we went to one at the Meadowlands arena. You find all kinds of interesting things at carnivals…The above caption reads “Fried Dough”. So to my zeppole and funnel cake lovers, here’s one for you…don’t let the labels intimidate you.

Another reason i love Harlem in the summer time. This is a park across the street from where I live (courtesy of a phonecam). Hmmm. Maybe some day I’ll buy a drum, join in and start an emergent drummer’s cohort in the park…get in touch with my afrolatino roots…

As Christians we tend to wrestle with both the pragmatic and the imaginative side of justice. You can get some good arguments in both camps. Can one perspective serve the other?
Not always. Maybe.
I like the story Old Testament scholar, Walter Brueggemann tells in a somewhat dated interview titled: Why Prophets Won’t [...]

Economists can’t agree on the impact of immigration on the U.S. economy. I’ve read this in both CNN and the New York Times magazine. I’ll be teaching a class on social policy in the fall so I’m trying to gather fodder.
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To Borjas, a Cuban immigrant and the pre-eminent scholar in his field, the [...]

A couple of members of our youth leadership team on two different occasions mentioned that their conception of the vision (though we had shared language about vision) was not as congruent as they originally thought. Especially once they witnessed the actual practice of ministry. Upon seeing the actual expression of the vision, the [...]

“I am trying here to prevent anyone saying the really foolish thing that people often say about Him: ‘I’m ready to accept Jesus as a great moral teacher, but I don’t accept His claim to be God.’ That is the one thing we must not say. A man who was merely a man and said [...]