Here are my three priorities for today:
- Finish notes for Discipleship class
- Finish reading “Ministry of Nurture.”
- Get my office moved (or at least packed to move)
UPDATE: Went to the seminary, and they’re not done painting my new office, so that will have to wait.
I’ll let you know how I do on them later.
UPDATE: While at the seminary, I did get back 241 surveys that we did in Puebla a few weeks ago. Now, I get to analyze all the data. Anyone know of a good (cheap) program for statistical research/data analyzing?
UPDATE #2: I finished my notes and my book today! Yeah! Now, I’m off to find some software that will help me analyze the results of the surveys.
I was playing around yesterday at Cafepress.com, and I made this design for Mexico City T-shirts. So, if anyone out there wants to buy one, you can go to my cafepress store and order one. That would be a great way to get yourself a cool Mexico City shirt and support our ministry at the same time. Imagine that! You can get do two great things with one click of the mouse.
By the way, there are different types of shirts if black isn’t your thing.
This post is a response to a comment by Jules, asking where she should visit in Mexico City. I originally titled it, “Top Five Places…,” but I decided that I wasn’t sure if these were the Top Five or just five really important ones.
Anyway, if you’re going to visit Mexico City and are looking for some things to do, make sure you check these out.
- National Cathedral: A walk through this magnificent cathedral will make you think about your theology. Be sure to check out the plumb bob that is at the center, showing how much the city is sinking. You could spend a lot of time learning about a lot of different rituals by reading about the various chapels along the outside.
- Palacio Nacional: This is where the president rings the bell for the Independence Day Grito. You can also see a history of Mexico through Diego Rivera’s murals along the corridors. The fountain in the middle is where the first-ever bull fight in Mexico took place.
- Latin American Tower: If you want to be overwhelmed by the giganticness of Mexico City, you should go to the Latin American Tower. It’s sort of the Empire State Building of Mexico City, and you can see either the city or the smog. On a good day, you can see the two volcanos that are on the outskirts of the city.
- Bellas Artes: This theater is made of Italian marble, and the architecture is amazing. It’s where they have the Folkloric Ballet and National Orchestra.
- Templo Mayor: This is right outside the National Cathedral in the main square. Many of the stones from these ruins were used to build the National Cathedral. It used to be the main temple of the indigenous people who lived here in Tenochtitlán. Most days, right outside of Templo Mayor, you can see some ancient rituals being performed.
The Mexican Electoral Officials have ordered a partial recount for the July 2 elections. This should make Lopez Obrador and his supporters (who are blocking a main street downtown and have threatened violence) happy. Of course, they will not be happy if the recount doesn’t go their way. They have said that they would not be happy unless there was a full recount, so I don’t know what they will do if the partial recount gives them the lead. Will they be happy or not?
(Photo by: Gibraine on Flickr.com)
Some of you may or may not know that I have another website called YouthMinistryTv.com. It’s where I post most of my thoughts on youth ministry. I’ve decided to post links here occasionaly to the highlights over there. That way, you can see if anything is interesting to you. Anyway, here’s what happened this week:
Anyway, check out the site. Hopefully, there will be more video up on there soon.
