Month: July 2008
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culture making
Once a week on the blog I post a set of 4 links. These links are somewhat random, but they are things that seem interesting enough to pass on to you. For example, last week’s topics included swimming holes, original sin, neighbors, and electoral politics. This week’s links post is featuring just one website. On…
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eberhard arnold on awe and mystery
For my wife, my rednoW friends, and anyone else who actively cultivates a sense of wonder… The man with a sense of awe feels an ultimate mystery in everything that lives. He grows aware that the living, creative Spirit must be greater than all created life. Man stands amazed and awed before the tree in…
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the good stuff is in the comments
I direct your attention to a few recent comments on this blog. First, Alex pointed out that Boxer was actually The National’s 3rd album. I wrote that it was their first. Second, Keith has a thoughtful response to my claim that Christians often abstain from or participate in certain things not because of an expectation…
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back from vacation
Coming home from vacation is always rough, especially when it’s a really good vacation as the past week was for us. It helped that for our four hour flight from Portland last night we had the emergency aisle too ourselves (leg room!). So we stretched out, read our books, snacked on fresh Oregon blueberries and…
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colin meloy, “wonder”
After a week in Portland it is only appropriate to post something from Colin Meloy, front man for the Decemberists. Here is a lovely song from his newish solo album. Enjoy. Lyrics below. Wonder by Colin Meloy My darling, what wonder have we wrought here? It’s weird and it’s wonderful, dear An ankle, an earlobe,…
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