Where I’m At
Hey There,
Well, it’s been crazy busy. And I’ve been a bad blogger. Just plain terrible. I’m not quite resigned to shut down ye olde blog yet, but I did think I’d throw out a couple of the avenues through which myself and the family are making appearances on the interwebs these days. One is via Twitter. You can find me on Twitter at @odelaypalmero.
The other is on the blog/ website for our new church Trade Wind Communities. I’ll see you there!
aloha, palmero
Favorites of 2010
With the close of a crazy year, here’s a list of my favorite things. These are for the most part things that have caused me to appreciate the greatness, creativity and richness of Christ. It has been a year where we’ve experienced a greater sense of his loving call than any other year we can remember. From music, to culture, to gospel here’s my favorites in 2010:
Favorite Albums of 2010:
- Junky Star by Ryan Bingham
- I And Love And You by The Avett Brothers
- Mumford
- You Are Not Alone by Mavis Staples
- Contra by Vampire Weekend
- Wake Up! by John Legend & The Roots
- Slash (this was a total guilty pleasure
) - You Are Not Alone by Mavis Staples
- Suburbs by Arcade Fire
- Broken Bells
- Come Around Sundown by Kings of Leon
and
- You Are Not Alone by Mavis Staples
Favorite Website Discoveries of 2010:
(Incidentally, creepiest take-away show was Tom Jones. Favorites include Delta Spirit, Jason Mraz, Mumford & The Wilcos).
Favorite Reads of 2010:
- Shop Class as Soulcraft by Matthew Crawford
- The Contemplative Pastor by Eugene Peterson
- The Gospel of John (ESV)
- The Surfer’s Journal Volume 19 no. 5
- Christ Plays in Ten Thousand Places by Eugene Peterson
Favorite Ales of 2010:
- Hop Henge by Deschuttes
- Pliny The Elder by Russian River
- Horn Dog by Flying Dog
- Double Dog Pale by Flying Dog
- Total Domination by Ninkasi
- Believer Double Red by Ninkasi
- Jubelale by Deschuttes
Favorite Happenings of 2010:
- Jess & my church planting network trip to the Pacific North West
- 2 kids potty trained
- Believing more & more of the Gospel in our everyday lives. (More of this in 2010 than has happened in previous years, by far)
- The beginning of Trade Wind Communities, the new church community God is calling us to plant here in Kailua
Here’s to a glorious 2011. Aloha.
