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I've been taking a class on the Gospels this semester at Fuller. One of the books we've read deals with the sociology of the era within the which the Gospel writers lived and tell us about. As an exercise to see if we are appreciating Jesus' social context, we were asked to portray a modern day Jesus. If Jesus had been born today, what would his story look like? We had to do this in 200 words or less. Here's mine, maybe you can share with me yours:

Jesus Cristo was born thirty years ago in a colonia outside Tijuana. Recently, he was spotted in both the city and colonias. In the shadow of night, police officials asked to meet with him. Yet, he has been seen at the discos with people affiliated with drug cartels. There are rumors that he healed gay prostitutes dying of AIDS. He told stories that confused most. Yet, these stories piqued the interest of the rural poor. He used Mixtecan terms. His family history predates the proliferation of Spanish in the region. Unfortunately, his equal treatment of all upset things. The cartels and police wanted to get rid of him. Yet, they had no reason to gun him down. Forcing him across the border was best–let la migra deal with him. An armored jeep blew a tire while chasing him in the dessert. Cristo helped the border patrol agents put on a spare. When he questioned about citizenship, he offers his family history in the region–which dates longer than the existence of the border. Supposedly, he was detained but was not seen for months. But there are rumors he has been seen in TJ and San Diego recently.

My buddy Matt, tweeted the other day that I taught my kids how to hardcore dance. To set the record straight, a) I couldn't dance like that to save my life and b) here's the story:

The kids were holding their own dance party in the family room when Brooke said, "They look like they're hardcore dancing!" To which the kids said, "What's hardcore dancing?" Yes, it's true my beautiful, gentle, handcrafting wife is keen to this underground scene of hardcore punk. Hardcore shows were actually a frequent weak attempt of mine at "dates" before we got engaged. And the pit was often just as interesting as the show, plus you had to be aware of what was going on or you could get a boot to the face. It seems not all was lost though.

If this is all completely foreign to you, this Sick Of It All video explains it all.

This a beautiful thing... hope to see more of this happen in San Diego.

Stoked to hear that Walter Schreifels has a new album coming out. Certainly isn't Quicksand but the guy's a good song writer still.

I'm diggin' this simple shirt design I saw on Threadless. My daughter loves the song, All You Need Is Love by The Beatles. But "love" can be an empty idea without actions. On Sunday, I finished my series of classes on David Bosch's book, A Spirituality of the Road. The class ended with more questions, for many of us, than answers. Which isn't always a bad thing. But one of the questions we ended up asking frequently is, we do a few things well, but what can we do better? I think a lot of this relates to our charitable work, such as feeding the homeless. If we truly love, are we to do even more? That's something all of us have to answer for ourselves I think. No big ideas here. The shirt just got me thinking. What about you? What do you think of this shirt's message?

Thanks to my friend, Jon for linking to this artist, Tinashé. Wonderfully syncopated guitar riffs and drum beats. Beautiful voice. Great drummer (with a cardboard box for a kick drum!?). Proof that sometimes the simplest approach works best... this is what Jason Mraz wishes he could do.

The magnificent, Jon Hall, took some pics of the show this last weekend. Check 'em out. Brooke takes what remains to Alta tomorrow. Go visit our friends Krista and Tina at Alta, buy a cup o' joe, check out our stuff and let us know what you think!

This is serious Mexican goodness.