Mentors

One of the common wishes/requests I hear from younger folks (of which I am one) is the need for a mentor.  We’re trying to figure this out at New Life Fellowship, and one of the ways we’re hoping to do this is by hosting inter-generational events (retreats, classes, and connections) that will create opportunities for [...]

Some Cool New Life Fellowship People – Part 2

Hopefully I’ll be able to post these once a month.
1.  Tony and Louise Simone – The Simones are a dream for any church to have – wise, seasoned, and mature people of faith who bring a presence of hospitality and warmth wherever they go.  Tony runs his own business and Louise is a schoolteacher, and [...]

The Poor have Time, the Rich have Money

The poor have time, and the rich have money.
I’ve been thinking about the above statement for some time (it was in a devotional I read, as well as hinted at the movie God Grew Tired of Us and the book What Is the What), and my trip to the Philippines was a confirmation of sorts. [...]

More Philippines Reflections – Our Team

I’m still terribly jet-lagged, which means I’m wide-eyed at 2:07 am.  Well, I’m almost never wide-eyed (I was reminded of my smallish eyes countless times while in the Philippines) but please accept the euphemism.
I thought I’d give some thoughts about our marvelous team.  I love ‘em.
1)  Hannah Speiller – Our youngest member at the tender [...]

Initial Reflections on the Philippines

It’s been 12 hours since I got off the plane from our trip to the Philippines.  I had no idea the past two weeks would impact me as they did, but I can’t deny that a piece of my heart is in the Philippines.  Here are a few initial reflections:
1.  The Harners are Crazy – [...]

A Woman Spit on Me Today

Completely unprovoked and unassuming, an elderly woman walked up to where I was sitting on the R train this morning and spit on me.  It was more of a spray than a glob, which took me a while to process (Did she just spit on me? How can spit be sprayed? What just happened?), but [...]

Some Cool NLF People – Part 1

I thought I’d start a series of posts on cool people in our New Life Fellowship community.  I know, I know, everyone’s cool, so hopefully I can highlight more and more people as the days progress.
1) Karelyn Siegler – Karelyn’s an artist/art teacher who teaches at different schools such as Parsons, Kings College, [...]

A Beautiful Mess

There’s some fascinating discussion taking place on the following blogs:
Soong-Chan Rah’s Blog
The Deadly Viper Blog
Here’s another blog from Eugene Cho that has a perspective that I largely agree with.  Thanks for posting this, Eugene.
Basically, Deadly Viper is a movement that encourages people to foster greater character and integrity in their lives.  They use Asian images [...]

Recent Thoughts

Here are some recent thoughts I’ve had lately:
1)  It’s killing me that the Clips gave the game away to Phoenix last night. I’m probably 1 of 15 people in the world who care about this, but such is my life.
2)  I’m sad to be missing the Young Adult Retreat this weekend, mostly because I know [...]

Yankees and Yankee Fans

I was disappointed that the Angels lost (and the way they lost with playing uncharacteristically sloppy baseball), but man, this Yankee team is scary.  They’re really built to win a 5-game or 7-game series this year with their three frontline starters and solid bullpen.  And man, Mo is lights out.
I saw this interview with AJ [...]