Hurricane Ike

Our Hurricane Fatigue rhetoric has finally kicked in for this season.  The storms have been more frequent, and more impactful in recent times, but nothing that should surprise those who know.  In so many ways, this is simply an opportunity to begin to trust less in things material, and more in things eternal. 

I wish the calendar of this storm path was different because I really wanted to ride to Kemah and not be in the cage for this trip.  Time will tell, and hopefully the forced one way traffic  of inland bound highway will not impede our South-bound travels.

Wouldn't it be cool to see this thing [Hurricane Ike] dissipate in the Gulf all on it's own?  Couldn't help but imagine that in the wee hours of this morning as I contemplated the Power of the God of Creation.

Can you buy 1 TARP and send it to Louisiana?

Help is needed along the paths of recent Hurricane Gustav (and others). A Pastor in Baton Rouge has a great action plan and if you can help him, or others - use this strategy to respond to his request, or even use this resource to help others.

You can also connect to Somebody Cares America which is a network of Christian Ministries across the country for ongoing support efforts.

Hurricane Torn Baton Rouge Needs Our Help!!! from Catalyst on Vimeo.">

 Gustav has made a mess of things, and pastor Dino Rizzo from the Healing Place Church is asking for our help...

YS: Connecting Homosexual Students to God's Love

For those of you in Front Line Youth Ministry, please take the time to visit this article on the Youth Specialties site. Well written, and a great forum for us all to get deeper in God's Grace. PAX-max-



Homosexuality. Do you ever get scared by that word? Be honest … it can be a very scary word for a youth pastor. Not so much in theory because it’s easy to sit around and boisterously talk about homosexuality and how to handle it with other youth pastors. But no, the crippling fear rushes in like a tsunami crushing an unsuspecting village as you stare at someone you have loved and shepherded, their eyes swollen and bloodshot, and they’ve just poured out their deepest and darkest secret to you; they’re gay. And all you can do is try to quickly scrounge up something, anything, that won’t have this beloved youth running out the door for good. [read more on this story]

SAVE THE DATE: October 8, 2008

Hispanic Family Initiative announces... 

The 5th annual Hispanic Family Conference 

The Hispanic Family Initiative invites you to join us for the 2008 Hispanic Family Conference, October 8, 

2008.  The conference will be held from 8:30am - 3:30pm at the Harris County Department of Education Ron- 

ald Reagan Building in Houston, Texas. 

Come join hundreds from across the country for a day of education, inspiration, and motivation. This year’s 

conference aims to bring together people like yourself and others who work in the Hispanic Community and 

provide insight into the present state of Hispanic families and the future of our children. National and local lead- 

ers in education, youth, juvenile justice, health and more will share information from a variety of disciplines. 

Some of our speakers include: 

Robert Flores, U.S. Administrator of the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention 

Dennis Romero, U.S. Deputy Director Center of Substance Abuse Prevention, SAMHSA/CSAP 

Thelma King Thiel, RN BA, Founder & Executive Director Hepatitis Foundation International, Washington D.C. 

Chris Brown, Vice President National Fatherhood Initiative 

Art Rascon, KTRK-TV ABC 13, News anchor 

To reserve your attendance today, contact esavala@hispanicfamilyinitiative.org. 

 

Or for the latest details on the 2008 Hispanic Family Conference, 

please visit www.hispanicfamilyinitiative.org/Conference. 

www.SmartChristian.com

This is a Christian Blogger Network with a very comprehensive list of weBLOGS with GREAT links to a variety of resources.

Thanks Dr. Jackson for all your hard work!

Italian Motorcycle Cops

These Italian riders have obviously spent some time practicing. I need to get me one of these bikes!

Train up a child...

and when they grow up... can you imagine? This child has an evangelistic cell or two in his body!

Payasito Olivin at El Tabernaculo today

It was a wonderful time with Payasito Olivin at El Tabernaculo again this last Sunday.

Check out more pictures on my Flickr account.

Old Man in the Tree was Stylin

The dead tree in our front yard finally succumbed to termite damage.

Executive Principal H.

Our executive principal in our feeder pattern donned an Afro for the Opening Day Prep-Rally.

Full '60's regalia rounded out the scene