Tonight, I Choose to Not Throw Stones

February 19, 2010

Tonight, I’ve been meditating on a story of Jesus centered around a practice we thankfully no longer see in our culture, at least not in the literal sense.
While Jesus was about town, particularly in the social and religious mecca, teaching to any and all who stood by to listen to him, some of the most [...]

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Philanthropy Turns Musical

February 9, 2010

In light of the Philanthropy Conversation rolling around the last post, I’ve two links for you.
The first: Be the Drum — Top-notch Southern California acts come together to raise money for Haiti. 100% of the proceeds will go through OxFam to directly benefit those effected by the earthquake in Haiti. I can’t wait to get [...]

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Philanthropy and a Celebrity Deathmatch waiting to happen

February 5, 2010

A recent Huffington Post article quotes Brian Johnson – frontman for AC/DC – accosting Bono for his blatant philanthropy. It feels like a setup for a “Celebrity Deathmatch” event, sure to involve a good number of Fanboys – all whom are still stuck in the 80s, presumably.

“When I was a working man I didn’t want [...]

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The time I met the man who inspired my naming, and laughed a lot.

February 4, 2010

So every once in awhile, I get out of the house. Less often still, I write about it. Friday night was one of those nights.
While I lived in Taiwan, America’s banking market turned on its head. More like fell on its head. When I came back, all of those Washington Mutuals, with their cute commercials [...]

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Why India is not a Destination on my List

January 27, 2010

My time in India was a whirlwind. In 19 days, I visited 10 separate airports and boarded 10 planes. Besides airtrains and terminal buses, I slept on 3 overnight train rides and managed to see the 16 people in our traveling group — and all their luggage — exit a train at a station where it barely halted to a stop.

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Justin Timberlake Sings “Hallelujah” for Haiti

January 25, 2010

Though I didn’t have the chance to see the Hope For Haiti Celebrity Telethon, I’ve caught snippets online.
This video stood out to me. “Hallelujah” is one of those songs that very few should attempt to play, and even less perform live. I will say, though, Justin Timberlake and crew pull it off nicely. And the [...]

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Why Theology Thursdays Matter

January 14, 2010

As I am still traveling while typing this entry, I am going to depart from the typical Theology Thursday format and take a post to explain a bit more why I even care about Theology.
Up until this point, every Theology Thursday post has been in review and contemplation of Harvard Religion professor Harvey Cox’s Future [...]

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Nothing says Happy 2010 like some 90s Pop Classics

January 11, 2010

So apparently, you can’t book the VIP area of a Visag Disco on the afternoon of New Year’s Eve. Who knew?

Our host family, who I will speak plenty of in future posts, wanted to throw us travelers a proper New Year’s bash after the planes, trains and automobiles we took to visit their town. The [...]

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National Global Human Trafficking Awareness Day

January 11, 2010

There are some 27 million people held in slavery today. Slavery exists in every country around the world.
According to the 2009 State Department Trafficking in Persons Report, over 80% of those trafficked are women and children.

The US State department estimates that some 800,000 people are trafficked across international borders each year.
In 1850, the price of [...]

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Back from India!

January 8, 2010

Well.
That was quite a trip. It’s about 1am EST, and I’m sitting alone in my house in South West Florida. My plans changed last minute, and hours before my flight to New York, I booked a ticket down this way. So I’ve spent the day surprising old friends and driving and biking around my old [...]

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