Just returned on Sunday from the EMS conference in Minneapolis. GOOD TO BE HOME! There was some thought provoking papers presented. The general theme of the conference was on short-term missions (STM). This is a critical issue given the amount of people who are involved in STM's each year. Some estimates are reaching 1.2 million … Continue reading EMS conference in Minneapolis
Minneapolis Bound
Yup, that's right, going to Minneapolis. The last time I was there I was 16 and in spiritual boot camp on my way to Europe for a mission trip with Royal Servants. My life has never been the same! But anyway, I will be presenting a paper entitled "Children at Risk in Short-term Missional Engagement" … Continue reading Minneapolis Bound
Urban Mission at ESEPA Seminary
The Urban Mission course is now going on week 4 for the class. I have a good group of students, with a number of them active in ministry to the poor in the city.The students are from Costa Rica, Venezuela, Nicaragua and the US. I find it thrilling to be in conversation about … Continue reading Urban Mission at ESEPA Seminary
Independence day
Yesterday Costa Rica celebrated 186 years of of independence from Spain. The day was marked with musical parades and family outings. Tyler actually dressed up for the occasion on Wednesday as we celebrated with the students from his school. It's exciting to see him and Kira fitting in more and more to their new lives … Continue reading Independence day
180 degrees alliance
Just wanted to bring you attention to an alliance I have been working with for several years. We are made up of a number of organizations and individuals who believe children should not have to live on the street and that the Church is responsible to care for such children. For more click here: http://www.180degreesalliance.org/
Mission in the City
This week classes begin at ESEPA. Up to this point we have been focusing on preparing for the course and meeting with different ministry directors in the greater San Jose area. I have been on a quick learning curve trying to prepare to teach a class on urban mission and poverty in a new city … Continue reading Mission in the City
Theology Quiz
This is a cool little quiz that will tell you which theologian you are most like. It's kind of fun if you have a couple of minutes. I came out as Saint Anselm of Canterbury (1033 – April 21, 1109). . Wikipedia says about Anselm, "He was an Italian medieval philosopher, theologian, and church official … Continue reading Theology Quiz
Panama Escape
We just returned from Panama. Our tourist visas were getting ready to expire so we needed to spend 72 hours outside of Costa Rica. It was a great trip! Upon leaving we needed to get a govt. authorization from the the transportation authorities to take the car outside of the country. That was a little … Continue reading Panama Escape
The Kingdom and Power
Brian McLaren's video got me thinking on the issue of power in the kingdom. It's not a new theme for me, but one that always brings me back to asking what does power look like within the kingdom paradigm? Perhaps one of the better approaches (in my opinion) comes from Jayakumar Christian in his book, … Continue reading The Kingdom and Power
McLaren on Justice and Power in the Kingdom
Excellent video. This really speaks to a number of core values of the Gospel. More to come as I take time to reflect on this video.
Development and Justice 