October 2010
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The Party
Not my story, but worth sharing. :)
At some point during my childhood, my mother made the mistake of taking me to see an orthodontist. It was discovered that I had a rogue tooth that was growing sideways.
My mom and I were told that the tooth, if left unchecked, would completely ruin everything in my life and turn me into a horrible, horrible mutant. Unless I wanted to spend the rest of...
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“The mark of a certain kind of genius is the ability and energy to keep returning...”
– Eugene Peterson from Run With the Horses
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“I get up every morning determined to both change the world and have one hell of...”
– E. B. White
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“God’s persistence is not a dogged repetition of duty. It has all the...”
– Eugene Peterson from Run With the Horses
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“We don’t have to like it. Jeremiah didn’t like it. He yelled at...”
– Eugene Peterson from Run With the Horses
This is so challenging to me, and I hope that I have enough trust and love for God, that he really is all I want.
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Apparently I'm Out of Touch With Popular Culture
I was in the car with my younger brother a couple months ago, talking about the new CD (Regina Spektor's 'Far') I had just gotten.
Christian: You are such a hipster.
Sharayah: ...I don't know what that is or why it's bad...
Christian: *rolls eyes* Never mind, I was joking.
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“Yes, God gives peace. But it is not a peace that gets along with everyone by...”
– Eugene Peterson from Run With the Horses
Word Origin & History: OK
1839, only survivor of a slang fad in Boston and New York c.1838-9 for abbreviations of common phrases with deliberate, jocular misspellings (cf. K.G. for “no go,” as if spelled “know go”); in this case, “oll korrect.” Further popularized by use as an election slogan by the O.K. Club, New York boosters of Democratic president Martin Van Buren’s 1840...
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“The artist shows us what happens before it happens. The artist has eyes to...”
– Eugene Peterson from Run With the Horses
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“In order to be equipped to be what God calls us to be—prophet,...”
– Eugene Peterson from Run With the Horses
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“Our ideas of what we can do or want to do are trivial; God’s ideas for use...”
– Eugene Peterson from Run With the Horses
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“A prophet lets people know who God is and what he is like, what he says, and...”
– Eugene Peterson from Run With the Horses
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“There are two interlaced convictions that characterize a prophet. The first...”
– Eugene Peterson from Run With The Horses
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“[In reading Scripture] we see a consistent strategy to demonstrate that the...”
– Eugene Peterson from Run With The Horses
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The Work of the Artist
27 So it is with every artisan and master artisan who labours by night as well as by day; those who cut the signets of seals, each is diligent in making a great variety; they set their heart on painting a lifelike image, and they are careful to finish their work. 28 So it is with the smith, sitting by the anvil, intent on his ironwork; the breath of the fire melts his flesh, and...
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“If you can see by seven caroms to the seventh power, then you can see God. If...”
– Excerpts from “Seeing God” and “Civilization” from Music is My Mistress by Duke Ellington
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Cool Old People
Today I went up to Washington to visit my 93-year-old great grandpa. As we were touring the assisted living place he’s staying at, I met an elderly gentleman who was also living there. The first and only thing he said to me was, “Nice to see you sober.”
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.:propinquity:.: "And if you've seen true light,... →
All I really have to say is, “This friend speaks my mind.” This music has really stretched my ears in a good way.
st-rita:
- Joanna Newsom, Cosmia
[I tinkered with this post for over a week before I was brave enough to publish it.]
Never before have I been so compelled to defend a musician and their work. A lot of the music I find enjoyable is not necessarily mainstream or...
