” I am so small, a speck of dust moving across the huge world. The world a speck of dust in the universe. Are you holding the universe? You hold onto my smallness. How do you grasp it, how does it not slip away? I know so little. You have brought me so far.” ~…
Month: August 2006
Pilgrim’s Progress: Learning from Billy Graham
As I listen to Billy Graham’s thoughts here in Pilgrim’s Progress, it gives me a chance to think about mine now, and what would I say when i’m his age? Here’s stuff that leaped out for me: “… You can see more from a mountain, and from the perspective of years. Graham believes both the…
Random Thoughts around 6:30pm
I’m cuttting and pasting stuff I’ve commented elsewhere … …mere theological experimentation for novelty is not helpful but then I don’t think genuine thoughtful theological reflection can’t open missional and pragmatic possibilities … a minimum is to open up fresh categories for engagement at all levels – starting from thinking to doing. … I think…
Motion Trio & Bobby McFerrin – The Heart
The Heart … nice title. nice reminder what to guard.
eMo 2006.8: Joy’s Conversion, Al’s Confusion & More
*Updated from previous post: read further down below* Thanks Al again for being the fastest writer and blogger to post the “raw” stuff of our conversation thus far. I think the impression one will get as I am is that the issues are complicated and one needs to perhaps “slow down” and chew on the…
Random Links 107
The Violence of Our Knowledge: Toward a Spirituality of Higher Education Need to chew on this and then respond to a wonderful short comment on the emergent Malaysia yahoogroup. ” What fascinates me is that we find many, many young people not interested in learning science as it is traditionally taught. But in these new…
What’s Your Beer Personality?
You Are Heineken You appreciate a good beer, but you’re not a snob about it. You like your beer mild and easy to drink, so you can concentrate on being drunk. Overall, you’re a friendly drunk who’s likely to buy a whole round for your friends… many times. Sometimes you can be a bit boring…
S.I.V.I.N.: Synthetic Intelligent Violence and Infiltration Neohuman
I’m just trying to be “human” 🙂 that’s hard enough!
Random Thoughts after the News
The images coming out of Lebanon is distrubing. I’m praying. I’m trying to understand what is going on. I don’t want to be indifferent. I need wisdom. I hope to engage in conversations that would contribute to “peace” even though I’m not directly able to affect change. But then again, whatever good change whether it’s…
I love, therefore I am
“The students at Yale “thought cogito ergo sum was what it was all about and Yale was encouraging them to think that, whereas I felt very deeply it’s amo ergo sum (I love, therefore I am).” —William Sloane Coffin, Jr. (via Journey with Jesus)