I’m tired, but the good kind of tired. The kind of tired where you’ve been working hard outside and in the garden, haven’t showered in a few days, and have a killer farmer’s tan. The last few gorgeous days, we’ve seen our little neighborhood block come to life — neighbors helping neigbors dig up ugly [...]
Archive for the ‘books’ Category
5 Dec
Friday randomness
Not a lot of dialogue about the Advent Conspiracy stuff from the last post … thoughts?
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My dad sent me a question he received from a friend via e-mail. The question is: “Where do you find Jesus discerning whether or not his blessing a person would be empowering” or “enabling” that person? What’s the [...]
14 Mar
1-2-3 book meme, a bit late
Jimmy Shaw tagged me almost a month ago for this book meme, but I was buying a house, so I completely forgot to do it. Anyway, it seems pretty cool. Here’s the drill:
1. Pickup the nearest book (with at least 123 pages)
2. Open to page 123.
3. Find the 5th sentence.
4. Post the next three sentences.
5. [...]
7 Dec
Centered
First off, random question for a story I’m working on: Have you ever attempted — successfully or unsuccessfully — to rent a car without a major credit card? If so, I’d love to hear your story. E-mail me at steve [at] thebostonwriter [dot] com. Thanks so much for your help! OK, back to your regularly [...]
2 Nov
will d. campbell
So, I just discovered Will D. Campbell. I picked up one of his books — Soul Among Lions: Musings of a Bootleg Preacher — for $0.50 at the Salvation Army in Central Square yesterday, and I bought it after reading the following quote on the inside of the book jacket:
Why can there not be [...]
13 Jan
N.T. Wright on “evil”
I just started N.T. Wright’s newest book, Evil and the Justice of God. In light of our continued presence in Iraq and the announcement of 20,000+ troops, plus hundreds of civilian organizations, being deployed, this passage reminded me of the backwardness of the thinking (and lack of theological thinking from the people of God) [...]
11 Jan
Through Painted Deserts
Donald Miller ponders the big questions of life in Through Painted Deserts: Light, God, and Beauty on the Open Road:
Rarely do I question the mystery of it all. We are atoms connected to create big, awkward, intelligent animals, animals complex in construction, equipped with minds, hearts, and the like. Spinning secretly around us is an [...]
7 Jan
“Spare change for a hedge fund…
…to put [resigned Harvard president] Larry Summers back to work.” That is an actual quote I heard tonight out of the mouth of a panhandler in Harvard Square. Only in Boston…
That plea comes in a close second to the sign I saw a few months ago in downtown Boston: “Just out of jail. [...]
4 Aug
Dear Church…
Recently, I have heard older people questioning whether or not the younger generations would be fit to lead the church once the older generation passes the baton. What these older leaders don’t understand, I’m afraid, is that many young people aren’t sure they want the baton in its current state. Call it “baggage,” “red tape,” [...]
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