Nov 6, 2007 | Uncategorized
There is the scream. The scream so loud it will be the last word. The scream so loud it will render the man mute. The scream so loud the man will die. You cannot release such a cry and survive. You can only release such a cry if it is the last thing you do. You...
Nov 6, 2007 | Uncategorized
I exercise my ministry as executive director of Tierra Nueva in part through my role as chaplain to inmates in a county jail and pastor to immigrants, many of whom are undocumented. I also lead retreats and teach seminars to leaders who work with people on the margins...
Oct 9, 2007 | Uncategorized
Scars 1. He shivers when I touch his scars and looks at me open like I could hurt him again I hate that. 2. Jesus, seriously get it together. You shouldn’t take this kind of shit from me. Your face is bleeding. You have bruises. You could at least lift a...
Oct 6, 2007 | Uncategorized
A few weeks ago I ran into a big, tough-looking Caucasian guy named Philip during one of our Sunday afternoon Bible studies. “I’m the one you made cry back in April when I was in here. You healed my back,” he said. I immediately remember him and feel embarrassed that...
Oct 2, 2007 | Uncategorized
What does God’s voice sound like? That’s a great question, and I’m going to answer it fairly clearly throughout the next twelve pages. I wish I could just say, “You’ll know it when you hear it,” but I can’t, because people hear God speaking all the time and...
Oct 1, 2007 | Uncategorized
A sister living in Yangon called a few hours ago with breaking news. BBC world reported that 200 monks were arrested. The true picture is far worse! For instance, the monastery at an obscure neighborhood of Yangon, called Ngwe Kyar Yan (on Wei-za-yan-tar Road, Yangon)...
