So lately I’ve been reading Jonathan Wilson-Hartgrove’s The New Monasticism: What it has to say to Today’s Church during work breaks and in my time around the apartment. Wilson-Hartgrove is the co-founder of a neomonastic inner-city community known as Rutba House in North Carolina. The book was definitely on my reading list for awhile but [...]
Posts Tagged ‘urban monasticism’
Neomonastic voices
Posted in Life, books, tagged urban monasticism on October 22, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Some things
Posted in Life, tagged urban monasticism on July 31, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
I really like what this girl with Global Urban Trek had to say.
urbana.org Global Urban Trek 2008 – Right to Complain
I reflected on my list of grievances and felt selfish. I’m tired, but those kids are probably tired of having to rely on a monthly check to survive. Klong Toey people are tired of living [...]
Justice
Posted in Life, Links, tagged faith, Links, north korea, peace, urban monasticism on May 27, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Wow I have a lot on my mind to blog about, things seemingly interconnected yet hard to relate. Or maybe it’s all like a fuzzy image not yet coming into sharpness.
A quick news link: Police from Myanmar Junta seize Peace Prize backers. Kinda lost in all the news about the Cyclone.
I’ve been hearing and trying [...]
Joy in the Journey: A Jesus for President Review
Posted in books, tagged books, peace, urban monasticism on May 12, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Today I finished reading Shane Claiborne and Chris Haw’s Jesus for President (if you want to buy it through Amazon, might I encourage you to use the Servant Partners amazon purchasing link on my blogroll). J4P was especially meaningful to me now because of some of the things I’ve been thinking about – rising nationalism [...]
What Do You See?
Posted in Life, Links, tagged books, change, empire, hope, urban monasticism on May 1, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Something I came across while looking at my friend Enoch’s blog… He writes about something he heard on NPR, sage words from the tenant president of some of Newark’s housing projects.
she said “you gotta realize something, the world you see outside of you is a reflection what you have inside of you. If you only [...]
Shane plug
Posted in Links, tagged books, urban monasticism on April 22, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Dang Shane has some long dreads.
Still gotta get my hands on this book…
Mentors
Posted in Portfolio, tagged Globalization, urban monasticism on February 19, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
35. Who are the people who can help you achieve your goals and dreams? Identify the most important contacts and references that you need. Include people who have already achieved great things in your area of interest. Imagine that you could choose any people in the world to be your mentors and guides. To whom [...]
Personal Heroes
Posted in Portfolio, tagged incarnationality, urban monasticism on February 19, 2008 | 3 Comments »
18. Were there people who were particularly strong influences on your life and your way of thinking? Who are the greatest heroes, mentors, and inspirations in your life? These could be people who are living or dead, famous or obscure, people you have known, or people you have only read about in history books. How [...]
