Lobby Day at the Roundhouse

January 31, 2010

Join us along with ACLU-NM and NM Gay and Straight Alliance Network to advocate for domestic partnerships and basic legal protections for same-sex couples. Monday, February 1st. There is training in the morning to teach you  how to advocate for domestic partnership legislation.  Training  at First Christian Church, 645 Weber Street, Santa Fe, 8 am.  We will then go to Roundhouse to talk with legislators.  If you plan on attending this event, please stay in the worship space for a few minutes to discuss car pooling.

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A Lullaby for Ryan

December 3, 2009

Comedy Central comedian Jade Esteban Estrada will perform “A Lullaby for Ryan:  The History of HIV/AIDS in America” at 7 pm on Thursday, December 3rd at MCC of Albuquerque.

“A Lullaby for Ryan” incorporates comedy with a tribute to Ryan White. White was an American teenager who became an HIV/AIDS poster child in the 1980s when he was expelled from school because of his disease, which he contracted from a contaminated blood treatment.

Estrada’s method is particularly interesting because he uses entertainment-education in his shows.  He uses comedy to educate people about HIV/AIDS.  The approach is appealing, particularly to young people.  The audience is entertained and at the same time learning.

Admission is free, a love offering will be received.

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A Light to the World

November 25, 2009

The nation watched in disbelief as Diane Sawyer reported on American’s children living in poverty in Appalachia in her primetime special, ‘A Hidden America: Children of the Mountains.’
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Vision of Victory

November 16, 2009

Sometimes the biggest obstacle to overcoming what separates us from doing great things for God is simply our eyesight.

Remember in Numbers 13 when the Israelite spies returned from Canaan and were overwhelmed with the obstacles to God’s promised future?   The obstacles were GIANTS! They were so big that the Israelites felt like grasshoppers.

Corrie Ten Boom, the Dutch Christian woman who survived the Nazi death camps said, Never be afraid to trust an unknown future to a known God.

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Keep Your Eyes on Jesus

November 14, 2009

Prayers warriors. You may have heard of them. You may even be one. Usually, a person will have a close friend who is a prayer warrior they call upon when they are making a difficult decision on a spiritual issue in their life. They are desperately needed because obstacle and struggles come your way as Satan tries to discourage, wear you down, or basically get you to change your decision. He and his troops clock in hours and hours of overtime. His tactics may come in the form of doubt or second guessing, an immediate financial disaster, peer pressure, and even sometimes physical and emotional stress. Sometimes, only a miracle will get you through this process.

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