A Vigil for the U.S.-Mexico Border
Sunday, June 1
3 to 5 p.m. PST
Border Field State Park
San Diego, California and Tijuana, Baja California
Religious and Spiritual Leaders Stand in Support
As faith leaders in the San Diego/Tijuana region, we face a prophetic moment. The United States government is spending tens of millions of dollars to erect additional [...]
Monthly Archives: May 2008
From Friendship to Hope
May 30, 2008 – 7:41 pm
our apologies
May 28, 2008 – 7:49 pm
Our apologies for the site was down for a few days. We’re doing some house cleaning and conspiring on some new stuff to interest you in more kingdom mischief here in San Diego. Stay tuned!
summer road trip
May 23, 2008 – 1:51 pm
This summer, the Evans clan is hitting the road for 4 weeks! We will head east until we hit the Atlantic, head north and then head back across the country towards the Pacific. This road trip involves a few different agendas. Click on the logo below to find out more.
Risks of Prayer
May 16, 2008 – 3:30 pm
“Prayer is not a private activity; indeed prayer is the most political activity in which a Christian can engage. ‘To fold your hands in prayer is to begin an uprising against the world’ (Karl Barth).” – From Kim Fabricius’ Ten Propositions on Prayer from Faith and Theology.
In bringing up social and political issues in churches [...]
Jesus Was An Immigrant
May 15, 2008 – 2:16 am
Our good friend, Mike Angell, has posted a superb blog post regarding how our understanding of Jesus and who he is informs how we interpret issues dealing with migration and the border here in San Diego:
Beyond that Jesus calls his followers toward an immigrant identity. “Seek ye first the Kingdom of God” tends to be [...]
On Peacemaking
May 15, 2008 – 2:06 am
I am a student at Fuller Seminary, and I have had the privilege of studying with Dr. Glen Stassen who has done a lot of work on peacemaking. Peacemaking, of course, involves finding ways to resolve the inevitable disputes and conflicts that arise among people. One day I asked him what the key was to [...]
Conscious Cooking Class
May 12, 2008 – 1:41 pm
Thanks to those of you who are signed up for the cooking class on Wed. night. I still have a few spots open if anyone else is interested, and you are more than welcome to bring a friend. We will be meeting from 6:30-8pm at our home in South Park.
We will be learning how to [...]
back to school
May 12, 2008 – 1:39 pm
Today starts a new season for Brooke and I. We are now the student mentors for Urban Term students through the Center for Justice and Reconciliation at Point Loma Nazarene University. Around 20 students from PLNU will be moving into City Heights (an incredibly diverse, mostly low-income neighborhood here in the city) for the next [...]
Jesus and the Kids
May 8, 2008 – 9:20 pm
We’ve tossed out several Bible story books in our home. In a Western world painted with pictures of Middle Eastern “terrorists” the last thing we want is for our children to forget that Jesus looked a lot more like bin Laden than their white dad. We realized this one evening when reading out of one [...]