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Knight Club #1: 4 PM, Sat June 16 at Newhall Park, San Jose
Calling all Fathers and Sons: Rohan and Davey invite you to join us in a couple weeks for “Knight Club” – a time of physical and spiritual exercise for boys and dads* 4 PM to 5:30 PM Saturday, June 16th Newhall Park, San Jose (the corner of Newhall Street and Campbell Avenue)…
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The Knight’s Chant: The Promise of Holiness
I AM A KNIGHT (fist straight up in the air) KNIGHTS DO WHAT’S RIGHT (pound fist in hand) I KNOW WHAT’S RIGHT (salute) I WANT WHAT’S RIGHT (fist over heart) I CAN DO WHAT’S RIGHT (fist forward) WE ARE STRONG (make muscles) WE USE OUR STRENGTH (hands on waist) TO…
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Knight Club: How to Ride a Dragon
Yesterday I gave my son Rohan (age 3 and 5/6ths) a set of colored dragons and attempted to explain my four-dimensional system for emotional maturity. He grasped the basic idea quite quickly, though I had to modify some of the terms (e.g., “Obedience” instead of “Humility”). Dragon Spurs Reins Fear…
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Knight Club: Moral Authority and the Fourth Dragon
One of the ways I tackle “wicked problems” is by exploring different possible answers in order to help clarify the essential question. My posts on flying and mastering the dragons of manhood have been useful in helping me recognize that the two main questions Knight Club is trying to answer are:…
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Knight Club: Flying the Dragons of Anger, Fear, & Desire
In my previous post, on mastering the three dragons of manhood, I discussed the ideal masculine character as harnessing the: Red Dragon of Anger Green Dragon of Fear Gold Dragon of Desire In this post, I want to explore using anger to go fast, fear to go straight, and desire to…
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Knight Club: Mastering the Three Dragons of Manhood
In Sheila Walsh’s Will, God’s Mighty Warrior, there’s a scene where Will and his buddy Josh are pretending to be on a quest against monstrous beasts. They run into Will’s large English sheepdog. Josh is starting to defend himself, but Will assures his friend that “I have tamed this wild creature,…
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Knight Club: The Vicious Virtues
I often feel I owe my success more to my “vices” than to my “virtues.” What is a virtue? What is a vice? Impatience Anger Rebelliousness Restlessness Infatuation Daydreaming Desire Goofing Off Subversive Activity Laziness Quitting Boredom Fighting Delusions of Grandeur Society — especially school, but the church is arguably worse…
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Knight Club: The Knight’s Code
The following is based on 1 – Introduction – The Training of a Knight – Age of Chivalry – Thomas Bulfinch, adapted surprisingly little to match the challenges of a preschool boy in modern America. Knights: Respect their elders Serve the church Help their friends Protect the weak I added the…
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Knight Club: Where Fathers and Sons Learn to Win Life’s Most Important Battles
Recently our church has been wrestling with what it means to be “missional” — a family on mission together. My wife and I have been struggling with the same question, particularly with regards to raising our precocious (and sometimes rebellious) 3-and-5/6ths year-old son Rohan. I knew he needed to be…
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Partially Examined Assumptions from PEL #46: Plato on Ethics & Religion
Dear Partially Examined Life podcasters, Like Skepoet, I was very impressed by your recent episode on Plato’s “Euthyphro.” And yes, Seth, I deeply appreciated your perspective on Judaism. In particular, it helped me realize that modern Christianity in practice actually functions the way you describe Judaism (with decisions made by a…
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Partially Examined Questions
Dear Mark, Seth, and Wes, Thanks for the shout out on the The Partially Examined Life blog. First of all, I want to apologize for my snarky and apparently misleading comments on your Facebook page; let me know when I’ve expended $10 worth of annoyance and I’ll make another donation. 🙂 Now that…
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Falling Up
I am falling, falling. It is neither hot not cold, I feel nothing. I see nothing. Just falling, falling. Down, down, down… I wake up. I am lying on my back in a field of wild grass. The smell of earth fills my nostrils. The air is warm, springlike. The…
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John Isaacs Sermon
Exploring His Excellencies: His Wisdom 27:55 John Isaacs Kingsway Spoken Word 1 5/25/09 10:39 PM Exploring His Excellencies: Hi by John Isaacs Listen on Posterous Posterous test
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Sermon: “Road to Joy” – A Boundaries Remix
Presented at Kingsway Community Church on May 1, 2011 BoundaryRemix.ppt Download this file BoundaryRemix.pdf Download this file “Road to Joy” A Boundaries Remix Ernest Prabhakar KingsWay Community Church May 1st, 2011 ———————————————————————————————————————
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Growing Church Leaders now on Amazon
I should have mentioned this awhile ago, but I am very excited to have my new book available on Amazon.com <http://amzn.to/growchurch> in both softcover and Kindle editions. Amazon.com: Growing Church Leaders: A Study in Practical Holiness (9781449707620): Ernest N. Prabhakar: Books
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2010 in review
The stats helper monkeys at WordPress.com mulled over how this blog did in 2010, and here’s a high level summary of its overall blog health: The Blog-Health-o-Meter™ reads This blog is on fire!. Crunchy numbers A Boeing 747-400 passenger jet can hold 416 passengers. This blog was viewed about 5,400…
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The Headship of Christ
Slides from my sermon at Kingsway Community Church in San Jose, delivered on November 7, 2010. Also features very cute pictures of my new baby daughter, Anjali Ruth Prabhakar. Meditations on the role of the head in relation to the body. Explores how the headship of Jesus impacts the Body…
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How to Fix California
Our presentation How To Fix California is currently being featured on the SlideShare homepage by their editorial team.
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Growing Church Leaders final cover image
I hope to approve the final galley proof later today, which means it should be available for purchase at Amazon et al within a couple weeks. Expected retail price is $25 — not bad for a 200 page bible study.
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