In a personal effort to be more intentional in what I read I asked a few of my friends what books they would want every white person to read if they could. Here’s my list so far:
“Losing the Race: Self Sabotage in Black America” by John McWhorter“Divided by Faith” by Michael Emerson and Christian [...]
pilgrim in progress
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Monthly Archives March 2008
Books My Black Friends Wish Every White Person Would Read
Fun with Goggles
The kids can’t wait to bust these guys out at the local pool this summer.
Canadian Domestic Adoption
The Globe and Mail has a very interesting article on adoption in Canada and how Canadian couples desperate to adopt are going directly to the source, setting up websites to sell themselves to pregnant women.
The trend has striking similarities to Internet dating, with couples distilling their lives into a few paragraphs, citing their love [...]
Another Choice
I had a great meeting with Ruth Amerson of Another Choice for Black Children Adoption Agency this morning. For the past 13 years they have been recruiting adoptive homes for African-American children, most of which are between the ages of 4-17. To date they have placed over 1000 children proving that black families do adopt [...]
Ethiopia in Minnesota
Last friday I had the most unique coffee shop experience I have ever had at Limu.
When I walked into this Ethiopian coffee shop I didn’t know how authentic it really was until the owner told me she would take my order but then she had to leave to pick up her daughter from school. She [...]
Minneapolis for the Weekend
I am officially in Minneapolis and missing my wife and kids. I just finished my last meeting at Limu Coffee (a great Ethiopian coffeeshop) and about to head to the wedding rehersal. Tommorrow we celebratre Blake and Melody’s wedding!On Sunday I’ll be celebrating Palm Sunday at Bethlehem.
Tim Keller @ Barnes & Noble
Took the family to see Tim Keller at Barnes & Noble last night. This was his third to last stop on his Reason for God tour. There was a crowd of about 60-70 folks and it was great to see old friends from church and RTS and to meet a few new friends.
Keller started [...]
Catching Up
As you can see I haven’t opened my blog reader in a week or so…
