The Toronto District School Board has approved a proposal for opening Afrocentric schools this year.
The hopes are to help remedy the 40 percent drop out rate amongst black youth.
The African-centred school would teach students from junior kindergarten to Grade 8. It would have more black teachers and mentors, a focus on students’ heritage and more [...]

Posted in Culture, Toronto, future CommentsSegregation...2008-03-13+13%3A17%3A12Lon

A good friend of mine yesterday shows off his recent gut (due to over eating because he suspected he had a tape worm) and says
- Six packs are all hype
- My gut is like a work of art
- People with bellies look friendlier
I thought it just hilarious, and I still chuckle at the way he [...]

Posted in Character, life CommentsLovely+guts...2008-03-11+13%3A06%3A47Lon

A couple weeks ago I wrote a guest blog at  Aaron Havens site, it was in response to the question he asked:
Is there such thing as a “Christian lifestyle” ?
I have a hard time with the word ‘Christian’ these days, partially because the term has been so thoroughly abused by its adherents. I also [...]

Posted in Character, Christ, Culture, creativity CommentsA+Christian+%27lifestyle%27%3F2008-03-10+14%3A08%3A14Lon

A few thoughts from Paulo Coelho, of The Alchemist fame.
- Men can never stop dreaming. Dreams are the food of the soul. Martin luther king jr. reminds us that Jesus asked us to love our enemies, not to like them.
- Peace is the last thing we need if we want to realize our [...]

Posted in Quotes CommentsThoughts+from+Paulo+Coelho...2008-03-07+15%3A18%3A17Lon

Recently I finished a relatively old urban ministry book - Ray Bakke’s “a theology as big as the city“. This book rocks, and is filled with insights on God’s love for the city and our roles in it.One practical and disputable insight I’ve been mulling over comes from this quote of his “The local [...]

Posted in Cause, Church planting, Leadership, Toronto, mission CommentsA+theology+as+big+as+the+city...2008-03-06+04%3A38%3A27Lon

This past weekend I was in Iowa connecting with a new church plant in Ottumwa called, The Bridge.
Yes, Iowa. When I was going through security at the airport the officer looked at my boarding pass and said “Iowa?” rolled his eyes and sarcastically muttered “you’ll be having a really good time there”.
He couldn’t have [...]

Posted in Church planting, travel CommentsThe+Bridge%2C+Iowa2008-03-04+14%3A03%3A38Lon