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2007 & New Years

2007-02-02T00:39:00.000-05:00

while i find myself with a little time I might as well write 2 posts in one night!We had a spectacular time in Bristol UK for New Years. I realize how precious & important those relationships with people who are basically family truely are.At one point it was like 2pm & we were still in our pajamas sitting in our friends' front room (with the pullout bed open) just marveling at the so simple, yet

so much has happened

2007-02-02T00:13:00.000-05:00

I realize that I have not said much here about our church community in quite a long time, which is weird because it's really been on my mind & in my heart hardcore through 2006 & even now.Lots of great stuff happening! About 1 year ago we were still the NYC Vineyard, with our congregation in the Upper West Side, the smaller gathering on Sunday nights in our office space in Midtown & an even small

N train

2007-01-22T10:30:00.000-05:00

i hate it when i think i'm running late trying to be slick & jump on the express train (N) for a few stops to then catch an earlier local train ahead of me, but then the crowded "express" runs slower than the serene, empty local leaving me:1. later than i would have been otherwise2. pissed off that i've been crammed in & watched the local pass the expressgood morning!

rich/poor

2006-12-23T11:56:00.000-05:00

one of the reasons i love new york city is because there is rich & poor right beside one another. unfortunately, not that the rich take care of the poor, but even just existing next to one another is cool to me.i was up on 5th Ave last week going to the Apple store there. It is a prestigious neighborhood, right at the bottom of Central Park, with the horse carriages lined up & the Plaza across

ver 25% of Legislation Passed in 109th Congress Was Renaming Buildings

2006-12-21T23:23:00.000-05:00

This from digg.com & cnn.com: ?Of the 383 pieces of legislation that were signed into lawduring the two-year 109th Congress, more than one-quarter dealt with naming or renamingfederal buildings and structures ? primarily post offices after various Americans.?http://www.cnn.com/POLITICS/blogs/politicalticker/2006/12/109th-congress-success-at-naming.html

davinci decoded

2006-12-11T23:44:00.000-05:00

Been surfing around & came across some teaching from my friend Steve Munson from the Vineyard in Long Island called 'Davinci Decoded'.Steve is a scholarly stud & shares the historical facts of the early church documents, how the canon was formed, etc in a palatable way. This certainly is not Davinci Code bashing, it's rather extremely informed historical fact. I find it facinating for that

inhumane

2006-12-04T16:01:00.000-05:00

I don't know how they expect us to get anything done... but digg.com has been blocked from our computers at work. Digg is my main source of news & info (cause it's got the good stuff). I'm just waiting for the day when they block google. That would just be unhuman AND inhumane.

blackbook

2006-12-02T21:17:00.000-05:00

i'm writing this from the Black MacBook that I bought in the summer. I love the thing. It's made me into a mac person though i'm really wanting to properly setup windows in Parallels so I can enjoy the best of both worlds over the next couple weeks.I highly recommend these bad boys to anyone interested in getting a new computer. Especially considering the recent upgrade in Parallels that seems to

the kingdom vs morality, emotional trauma, politics, "grace" & religion

2006-11-08T12:22:00.000-05:00

One of the most balanced responses I've read on the news of Ted Haggard's recent public downfall was on Mirko's english blog: http://mirkosander.de/?p=77Because of the high-profile of this, it can be taken down so many roads: moral standing, political craziness, feeling sorry for him & his family, anger towards the hipocracy of religion, & even base-lining to the point where it can seem to

paul strait #1

2006-11-06T23:19:00.000-05:00

Paul Strait is a guy I have been meaning to blog about for a while. Some of you know him, but none of us get to see him half as much as we'd like.Paul is a guy who was apart of the NYC Vineyard many years ago. Long story short he got in touch with the Jesus Freaks (at that time a group of mostly 17 year old teenage punks) in Hamburg & got the relationship rolling with the Turrigianos.This is a

beck & the spoonmen

2006-11-06T23:01:00.000-05:00

I saw Beck at Lollapalooza many moons ago. Before that day I thought, even though he was a loser (baby), he was pretty cool. It was a hot day & he was on towards the end of the afternoon, so people were tired, hot & rocknroll agitated (July in NYC is like the rain forest).So someone throws a bottle up at him on the stage... instead of taking it like a man he freaks out (like the loser he

silent, tired terror?

2006-10-12T11:39:00.000-04:00

I was in the World Financial Center building 4 at about 3:30 yesterday, when we saw on the flat screen TVs in the lobby that a plane had crashed into a building in Manhattan.It was strange because while there were some people visibly anxious, my collegues & other people around were very calm. A little too calm for being folks who were here 5 years ago when our collosal neighbors (WTC) were

cancer.

2006-09-28T14:43:00.000-04:00

found out a friend who has been struggling with cancer the last few years got a test back on monday that things were not good.i didn't know what to say or do when his wife told me. i just wanted to hug her and tell her it's going to be ok. i don't know that it is. she wasn't looking for sympathy... but i know they'll feel support from our community.i realized that i hadn't been processing

Jesus Freaks - 15 years on

2006-09-23T13:33:00.000-04:00

Some of you know the Jesus Freaks. They are a movement that started in Germany & have been long time friends of the Turrigiano's. Through that, they have had a huge impact on my life & in to our church.Below is a video made about them (probably) 15 years ago & then a photo from the Vineyard NY's meeting Jesus Freaks in Hamburg in the early 90s. Look close & you'll see some people you know. I

Lonnie Frisbee

2006-09-22T12:18:00.000-04:00

I had the priviledge of seeing a bootleg copy of the film about Lonnie Frisbee a few months ago. I've been thinking about blogging about it ever since, but have not wanted to sound like a life critic or know-it-all about something that I only know about 2nd hand. So the thoughts in this post are just my impression of things based on people who I know that loved & cared for Lonnie as well as other

portuguese

2006-09-21T10:13:00.000-04:00

theres a guy who's sitting behind me at work. he's a consultant. he seems to know everything. i mean, like everything ever.he's an accomplished photographer, web designer, flash coder... & I just over heard someone talking about translating to portuguese & he's like "i speak portuguese, I lived in San Paolo for a couple years". seriously he must be like 215 years old... but just looks like a

9/11

2006-09-11T23:53:00.000-04:00

Today is 5 years on. There was no talk of it in the office today, even though 50 feet away there were thousands of people remembering with millions watching on TV. Actually the reporters were on our building over looking the hole.When you pass by this thing everyday it just becomes apart of everyday life. You see tourists & people quiet, mourning, paying their respects & theres me chatting on my

warren jeffs

2006-09-01T10:22:00.000-04:00

um... can anyone say F'd up?http://www.cnn.com/2006/LAW/08/31/jeffs.affidavit/index.html

Japan is Producing Electricity from Train Station Ticket Gates

2006-08-04T16:57:00.000-04:00

Ingenious thinking here: http://www.treehugger.com/files/2006/08/japan_ticket_gates.phpI love/hate it when the resolution to problems is right under your nose.

Freakstock Live Cam

2006-08-03T10:17:00.000-04:00

Freakstock with the Jesus Freaks starts today in an old horse racetrack in Gotha, Germany (used to be E Germany). I've had good times at the Boxberg.Check out the live video feed from the checkerpoint at the top right here:http://freakstock.jf-webteam.de/If you click on it, you see it bigger.Maybe I'll post up our pictures from our trip to freakstock last year sometime soon...

worship 07/30 in new york

2006-07-31T20:35:00.000-04:00

was sparked by matT's blog on this.songs sung last sunday at the NYC Vineyard:Bless His NameHow Great Is Our GodCome DownGod Of MercyI have to say on record to say that I get to play with a fantastic drummer, bass player, percussion/vocalist & an equally amazing set of other musicians that join us.They are truely dreamy. Thanks guys for all that you do.Sometime I'll post some mp3s of us leading

when did people stop naming their kids Edith?

2006-07-19T23:22:00.000-04:00

digg.com is the best site ever. I won't harp on it's wonders right now, but check out this way cool Baby Name Wizard that I found on digg:Is your name popular? (Or, when did people stop naming their kids Edith?)Amazingly cool Java app lets you enter a name and shows you how popular it was from 1880 to the present. Edith has been on the decline since 1880, Sunshine peaked in the 1970s, and the

comments are working!

2006-07-18T21:16:00.000-04:00

I finally got around to getting these comments working. Anyone out there feel free to shout out.

imagine this...

2006-07-18T13:10:00.000-04:00

...you're in a sauna. only it's not just a 12x12 room, the soupy, overheated mess of it is everywhere you go. the air is so thick, it feels like you can swim through it.you make the decision to go underground, where it basically functions as an oven becuase of the hot sun pounding the street all day.& you wait...one train comes. it's packed.another train comes, it's the wrong one.finally a #4

what the hell is going on today?

2006-07-17T13:06:00.000-04:00

86 dead as quake triggers tsunami:http://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/asiapcf/07/17/indonesia.earthquake/index.htmlSIXTH DAY OF DESTRUCTION:http://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/meast/07/17/mideast/index.htmlplease pray for these guys... (friends of the jesus freaks in Beirut:http://diegefaehrten.jesusfreaks.de/?p=51

roots

2006-07-17T13:00:00.000-04:00

Had quite a surreal week at the Vineyard East Regional Conference & this past weekend here in NY.There is so much to say about the the Vineyard, specifically on the east coast, most notably the momentum of forward thinking, sense of community & that God is with us... leading us on.Hung with some GREAT people including the Kecks (now in Vermont), Zinns (in West Philly), Luke Stevens (

comments not working...

2006-05-24T23:11:00.000-04:00

to those of you who tried to comment back on my last post... i'm working on fixing my comments. didn't even know they weren't working, so thanks.on other news, I got the MacBook! Got the black one. It's wicked... gonna dual boot it with Windows XP in the next few days, for the ideal machine.

Civil Service, MySpace & MacBook

2006-05-17T01:56:00.000-04:00

- Jury duty is over. After a week & 1/2 they called a mistrial. Still was a facinating experience.- By chance went onto myspace tonight, just screwing around. I'm definitely not a myspace addict, partly cause I can't seem to find the time - whenever I'm on the computer I feel like I'm doing some kind of work or task anyways. Don't really even have a page there. Ended up coming across some people

Ever think about what color blind (or deficient) people see?

2006-05-09T15:15:00.000-04:00

I used to think about this kind of stuff ALL THE TIME when I was a kid. Drove mecrazy.It's like what's the norm that we can then gauge color deficiency from.... forexample is the green that I see equal to the purple that you see, but we'vejust learned to call it different names? think about that one...in the meantime, i found this page that gives examples of how it actually doeslook: http://

healing

2006-05-04T17:51:00.000-04:00

Context: We had the March Submerge leadership team meeting at our place about a month ago. Our meetings are long, but always a good time. We generally worship, talk throough business of ur community from 5:30-8PM & then sit down to eat a proper dinner together. This is usually followed by a long evening of conversation, laughing, wine, beer with the crowning pinnicle of the night being cigars for

jury duty

2006-05-04T17:39:00.000-04:00

I've had jury duty all week. I have found it completely facinating... The process by which they choose jurors is very intense and cool. I thought for sure they wouldn't choose me when they got to the question about any organizations your associated with and they found out I was a Christian and actually a leader in our church. They did question me on it, & I got some funny looks, but they still

living dead

2006-04-24T16:21:00.000-04:00

How is it that we live through death? I don't mean death in actual physicaldying, but in the dying that happens at different times throughout life. Whereone is left with absolutely nothing to hold onto, all absolutes becomesrelative & relational-ative, when the only thing left to do is not struggle &fight anymore, but just give in.Interesting, I'm not morbidly dealing through this right now, but

easily amused #1

2006-04-22T10:14:00.000-04:00

what, makes sense to me..."A carpenter who keeps his clothes clean by working in the nude was arrested after a client returned home early and found him building bookcases in the buff.Honniball said Thursday that working in the nude gave him a better range of motion and that a skilled craftsman can work clothing -- and injury -- free."http://www.cnn.com/2006/US/04/22/naked.carpentry.ap/index.html

recharged

2006-04-19T20:39:00.000-04:00

after a fairly rough, draining set of weeks, i realize that something that really can recharge me is being around friends. on monday night we went to a get-together where we saw some of our best friends in the world as well as other acqaintances & some other friends. having time to laugh, talk, listen & connect with other people fills me up. when i should have been tired from long work days, too

Antoine deSaint-Exup�ry

2006-03-29T13:41:00.000-05:00

I've always loved this quote:"If you want to build a ship, don't drum up the men to gather wood, divide thework and give orders. Instead, teach them to yearn for the vast and endlesssea."-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------After googling a bit more found that Antoine had some other true things tosay...?Life has taught us that love does not consist in

...just like phone calls

2006-03-28T12:05:00.000-05:00

Been a long while since I've blogged... So much happening and just like makingthose phone calls that I want to make, I just don't do it. Maybe I'm just moreinterspective than I think??a few highlights...- nyc vineyard has been flourishing. we're onto new territory with our trashyselves. great things happening here. it is so very cool to be apart ofsomething as big in the cosmic, important sense.

trash is on

2006-01-28T00:29:00.000-05:00

as previously been speculated... it's now been official for about 2 weeks... NYC Vineyard:Submerge will be meeting at the Trash Bar on the first Sunday of every month starting March 5. You can find some of the reasoning & thinking here.it has been a totally excited time for all of us as we're looking past ourselves, really looking at what does it actually mean to live like christians. lots of

Malcolm in the Arrested 70's Development

2006-01-18T10:22:00.000-05:00

Some of my favorite shows CANNED.Fox is firing everyone!Arrested DevelopmentThat 70's ShowMalcolm in the Middlehttp://www.cnn.com/2006/SHOWBIZ/TV/01/18/television.fox.comedies.reut/index.htmlIf I become one of those '24' zombies that seem to have taken over New YorkCity... you know who to blame.

anniversary weekend

2006-01-05T15:55:00.000-05:00

heading up to the mountains tonight... our 3rd anniversary is on tuesday, sogonna hang out for the weekend.looking forward to the mountain air, the gasoline air from the snow mobiles,quiet, reading, delmonico steaks, time to pray & think & time with E.i'll hopefully post some pictures up when we get back.

last 2 holiday weeks

2006-01-02T18:46:00.000-05:00

happy new year all...we've had a great holiday season... family & friends were excellent to be with, I got a bike(!!), gave erica the Dell XPS m140 laptop that i'm typing on right now & had a generally abundant time. i don't remember the last time we partied this much in a few weeks....1) a telling of the human side of the christmas story with NYC Vineyard family. we watched elements of the story

transit strike - day 2

2005-12-21T16:24:00.000-05:00

The transit strike sucks. I'm still here at Starbucks... and now my opinion haschanged on the whole situation... thanks to the insights of a mr. toddkennedy...Before yesterday I was thinking that the TWU workers were victims being helddown by THE MAN. For whatever reason i'm into sticking it to THE MAN, wheneverpossible. I think because in my own middle-class white boy way I know what itslike to

transit strike today!

2005-12-20T10:47:00.000-05:00

can you believe it? a transit strike. amazing. the city is shutdown, kind of...but not really.i'm working from the starbucks on 3rd ave & bayridge pkwy for the day on a newcomputer.will blog more about my thoughts on labor strikes, personalities & the plight ofthe common man later on during this time.

winter in nyc

2005-12-13T00:38:00.000-05:00

it's definitely winter in NYC. i love it. we've gotten some snow, some cold, christmas decorations decking everything, salvation army santas are out & about. we had our nyc vineyard christmas party on saturday. its the best party in town. seriously. we packed probably 150 people into eavis' apartment for a wicked night of talking, eating, drinking, singing (mariah carrie's all i want for

Saddam

2005-12-05T14:20:00.000-05:00

I think I missed an important, basic piece of reasoning for even putting Saddamon trial...Are they thinking there's the chance that they'll just let him go free, becausehe isn't found guilty of murdering thousands?I assumed from the beginning that this has been an open & closed case. The dudehas tortured & killed more people than I'll know in my lifetime. I don't need ajury to come to that

Things to do

2005-11-29T22:01:00.000-05:00

I came across the blog of an old acquaintance today. He's an excellent musician & has started playing again with his band after a few year hiatus. It just reminded me of some of the things that I'm passionate about that I just don't have the time to do right now & I think jump started some song ideas.A few things I want to start doing:- writing music - playing that music in a band- working out-

18-year old mayor

2005-11-22T13:49:00.000-05:00

the democratic process actually at work:http://www.cnn.com/2005/POLITICS/11/22/teenmayor.ap/index.htmlit would be awkward to be his teacher, no?maybe the mta should hire him.

MTA: Metropolitan Troublemaking Asses

2005-11-01T11:06:00.000-05:00

everyone's favorite organization the MTA does it again:http://ny1.com/ny1/content/index.jsp?stid=1&aid=54622shutting down the L train on weekends. good plan to boost business in up&comingwilliamsburg (especially considering other gov't orgs are rezoning & loading $$into willy's burg).glad to see that marty markowitz is on the ball. i don't know how the mta isallowed to operate as they do.

the heretics are coming

2005-10-26T01:12:00.000-04:00

Morten Holmqvist is a guy who i've met at freakstock & we got reaquainted this past year. he is the leader of a church in oslow, norway called subchurch. morten tells on his blog about the atheists that are meeting in their church space this weekend:The Heretic Cellar are having theire gathering at Sub. It will be a seminar about AntiChrist from a academic point of view, what has been the

friends

2005-10-17T00:44:00.000-04:00

was thinking about good friends tonight. its so very good to have good friends around & even at a physical distance. i feel like a really blessed guy to have good people around me.completely unrelated, saturday 1-year ago was when my grandfather died. i didn't realize this until we were at my uncle's house & had some others over. through a tragic accident in may, one of my cousin's cousin died

focus

2005-10-14T15:04:00.000-04:00

been feeling a bit down the past couple days. really looking for focus... asking the hard questions about my life, the church, our church, etc. i get like that sometimes.i feel like i've gotten some reminder of what i'm/we're to be about from Luke 4:19 & specifically Pittluck's thoughts on it. 16He went to Nazareth, where he had been brought up, and on the Sabbath dayhe went into the synagogue

in boston

2005-10-12T18:19:00.000-04:00

so i'm up at a web usability conference in boston for the firm. got here last night & i'm staying over tonight too.its so strange, last night i tried to go out and explore some in cambridge... but EVERYTHING was closed by 8:30pm. The bar/restaurant i ate at was closing at 10. i'm not even being funny when i say that i was shocked. in our hood you can hit 10 bodegas in 5 blocks at 1AM. The bars

the vineyard @ the trash bar?

2005-10-10T12:54:00.000-04:00

through a mindblogging turn of events that included craigslist & my personal impatience, my friend jered and i went to go see 4 bars in manhattan & brooklyn that want NYC Vineyard - Submerge to start meeting there.we have alot of praying & thinking to do, b/c the one place we did see that could be feasible to fit us now w/ potential to grow is the trash bar in williamsburg. its a rock&roll bar.

new skin

2005-10-01T19:06:00.000-04:00

got a new skin from http://b-5.blogspot.com/... still gotta work out some details with it. but i do like it. tell me what you think.