Posted in Faith, Good Stuff, Quotes on Mar 10th, 2010
“Perplext in faith, but pure in deeds,
At last he beat his music out.
There lives more faith in honest doubt,
Believe me, than in half the creeds.
He fought his doubt and gather’d strength,
He would not make his judgment blind,
He faced the spectres of the mind
And laid them; thus he came at length
To find [...]
Posted in Faith, Good Stuff, Quotes on Feb 7th, 2010
This afternoon, we had a combined service at a nearby church. We sang some songs of worship and praise. And then we had an open mic for people to share what Christ is doing in their lives. These types of unscripted testimonies are some of my favorite things about following Christ.
One gentleman stood up. It was [...]
Posted in Quotes on Jan 3rd, 2010
Last night, we watched Ghandi. I really enjoyed it.
At one point in the movie, Ghandi was telling Vince Walker, the reporter from the New York Times, about a song he used to sing growing up.
It goes like this:
“A true disciple
Knows another’s woes
As his own.
He bows to all
And despises none.”
I think we should sing that in church.
“Necessity is the mother of ‘taking chances.’”
(Mark Twain, Roughing It)
Last night, during our weekly gathering, our pastor reminded us why we exist as a church. We do not exist for ourselves, but for this hurting world. And he also reminded us that we are living stones.
I immediately thought of this Wendall Berry poem:
Cathedral
Stone
of the earth
made
of its own weight
light.
And then this morning, I wrote this [...]
“Limits, like fears, are often an illusion.”
Michael Jordan
“I think therefore
I think I am.”
Wendell Berry
(from Given)
Posted in Good Stuff, Quotes, Theology on Jun 19th, 2009
“For me, Christianity is not something you can grasp, it’s what changes how you grasp everything.”
Peter Rollins
(in an interview at Calvin College)
One of the bands that I really appreciate, because of their original melodies and lyrics and message, is Caedmon’s Call.
I was glad to see Derek Webb rejoined them on their latest album, bringing his songwriting skills and kingdom mindset.
Last night, in the car, we were listening to the song “All Across the Western World.”
One of the lines [...]
I’ve quoted Angie Weldon before.
In fact, I’ve even quoted this quote before.
But it’s been bouncing around in my head.
And thanks to a conversation with Jill Carnuccio, one of the best poets out there, I focused on getting it out of my head and into verse.
Angie once wrote these profound words:
“i’m determined to live today like [...]
