The Return of Black Jesus

Recently there have been a few pieces of media addressing the issue of African ancestry and Jesus. Click here to read up on a new movie that features a Black Jesus. A few days ago I downloaded Pigeon John's "Pigeon John and the Summertime Pool Party" album. There's a track called "As We Know It" which is comes after a skit called "A Black Man on a White Horse." The song is Pigeon John voicing his frustrations with Jesus but ultimately finds solace in Jesus's comforting understanding and grace. This song has been truly worshipful to me. You can find it on emusic.com and/or itunes. Check it out, let me know what you think. Lastly, this book "Afrocentric Sermons", I have really enjoyed. Itwas written by a professor at APU, Kenneth Waters. It highlights Black themes in the Bible and helps folks reclaim their ethnic/cultural identity through their faith.

Enjoy!

Mexican Homer Simpson

Maybe you're like me and you know you could lose a few pounds. You lose your breath when tying your shoe laces, you put on the air on full blast when everyone else is freezing, you're worried about the notches in your belt, there's a lot between you and your loved one (and I don't mean hard times), before showering you look down and wonder how reproduction is possible with doing a backbend... These were somethings I experienced when I was a little over 250lbs at one time. Last year my wife and I went to weight watchers and I lost about 30lbs. Since our pregnant and our son's birth I have gained about 15lbs. So I am trying to lose some weight but I don't feel as bad as this one guy. He was one of twelve illegal immigrants who had to rescued from a pipe. He was stuck inside because according to some, due to a puffy woolen sweater he was wearing. I sure his compadres aren't to happy with him right now. Better cool out on the pan dulce y chorizo homie!

I don't know

It has been said that "sometimes the question is more important than the answer." Where this came from, I don't know. Recently, I have found different situations where either I or others around me have had to respond to a question or two, "I don't know." The reason why I believe that a simple "I don't know" is important because it keeps a person honest. In Christian Evangelical culture, apologetics seem to be the hot thing in protecting the faith against the world. The problem is that in our day to day lives debating is fine but often you find yourself with a winner and a loser. In our lives there things that we are certain of but sometimes we don't know. Or sometimes we have to recognize that we were wrong. The problem with being wrong is "losing face" or honor and to be wrong is to be of point of humility. Maybe we need to be humbled every once in while to bring us back to earth so that we are reminded that we are living this human experience. At the point of humility is where Christ can really get to work.