it’s so not like spoken word or singing….why????? well, there are some similarities but it’s all so new, so unborn, so i-don’t-know-what….and as for titles…the sight of blindness is a bit too literary and samson, why are you so stupid? is a bit too harsh. and untitled just does not work in this arena. so…
10/10
i got 10 out of 10 on my Greek quiz today. considering the fact that it’s the quiz i felt the least prepared for (even though i really studied) i think of this as a miracle! i’ve got nothing but 9/10 every week, all semester. it’s an online quiz and we get 3 tries! today…
saying “thank you”
i was very bold today. realizing that the young man walking through the door i was holding open was too occupied on his cellphone to say “thank you,” i said “you’re welcome”…out loud. it was the sort of moment when you don’t think twice, you just do. i didn’t think he’d actually be aware enough…
reflection
a friend’s blog just reminded me of reflection’s peace. so here i go… as i think about the week, the really fun times and the stuff i’d rather blow up, God’s grace becomes more apparent to me and i rest there. today will not bother tomorrow nor will it allow yesterday to stop it from…
the quote
The prisoner imagines freedom to be more wonderful than it is.The patient imagines good health to be a source of ineffable pleasure–which it isn’t.All that we lack is a sense of the divine.
“in the land of pain”
trust me, it’s a beautiful book by Daudet. i read it about a year ago probably…maybe more. it was necessary therapy at the time. the word usage is great. and i quoted from it this morning for dorm worship. i’ll edit this post later and include it. why am i writing as if someone is…
sermon topics — feel free to comment
these are sermon ideas that i’ll likely develop to be preached for class in march and april. one must be OT and the other NT. “i thirst”when Jesus says these words while hanging on the cross, what’s it all about? what’s the scripture all about that needs fulfilling in the Psalms? is his a literal…