Jose Humphreys

To live is to dream.
In a sense it means we die every day as we find ourselves walking through graveyards of buried aspirations or storehouses of deferred dreams. As a second generation Latino I often feel the pressure to make up for “lost time.” I may end up carrying the dreams of [...]

You know my pedigree: a legitimate birth, circumcised on the eighth day; an Israelite from the elite tribe of Benjamin; a strict and devout adherent to God’s law; a fiery defender of the purity of my religion, even to the point of persecuting Christians; a meticulous observer of everything set down on God’s law Book. [...]

This was Detective Keith Frazier’s response (Denzel Washington) to a Seik bank employee in the Spike Lee thriller, Inside Man. This bank employee had been complaining about the cops taking away his turben, and the fact that he had been facing alot of harrassment since 911.
I like this film because it demonstrates [...]

No one lights a lamp, then hides it in a drawer. It’s put on a lamp stand so those entering the room have light to see where they’re going. Your eye is a lamp, lighting up your whole body. If you live wide-eyed in wonder and belief, your body fills up with [...]

“To exist humanly, is to name the world.”
I’m teaching a class on social policy & economic justice this fall at Nyack College and its been a great time for me. Hopefully I can deposit something remotely useful into these future Christian social workers, organizers, policy makers or ministers. The questions we’re presently dealing with are: [...]

People all over the nation will pay honor to the memory of the victims of 911.
I think this time is also a time for the church to be the church by providing some perspective among the many we will hear this day. I believe we can begin by avoiding pat answers to why [...]

Can middleclass folks be grassroots? I’ve been exploring this question through both dialogue and personal reflection. This ongoing discussion reminds me of the world of hip-hop, where contract hungry rappers bubble up to the surface through their fierce story telling about the realities of life in the ghetto. Only to have their success take them [...]

D.C. Suburbs Tops List of Richest Counties
The article also mentions that the number of uninsured in America has risen to 46.6 million
Irwin died ‘doing what he loved’
The famous “Crocodile Hunter” was killed by a stingray. Sad news.
Alex becomes Yank hot rod
Finally facing up to the pressure of playing in the Big Apple.
Catch: A [...]

Spiritual growth can be unpredictable and unconventional. For years I’ve read or heard about how spiritual growth is this systematic process that included the traditional ingredients. You know what I’m talking about: prayer, fasting, church attendance, and listening to sound preaching. In other words, Hammer is to nail, as screwdriver is to [...]

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