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This man speaks gospel.

Wed, 22 Aug 2012 11:25:57 -0400

This man speaks gospel.

“I Will Wait” // Mumford & Sons

Wed, 08 Aug 2012 11:54:44 -0400

“I Will Wait” // Mumford & Sons

My good friend, Micah (the guy on the far right), took to his...

Tue, 07 Aug 2012 11:02:00 -0400

My good friend, Micah (the guy on the far right), took to his blog to relive our journey to Portland, ME to see Mumford & Sons perform—and take over the town, really. Check out his post here, complete with a nicely curated instagram collection from an array of people in our group.

“Settling” // Meursault

Tue, 07 Aug 2012 10:25:00 -0400

“Settling” // Meursault

A rising star.

Wed, 25 Jul 2012 09:52:41 -0400

A rising star.

¿Como?

Tue, 24 Jul 2012 10:01:21 -0400

¿Como?

A letter from Hemingway to Fitzgerald, worth 100 reads. Read it...

Tue, 17 Jul 2012 14:00:03 -0400

A letter from Hemingway to Fitzgerald, worth 100 reads. Read it here.

This is beautiful.

Tue, 17 Jul 2012 13:49:08 -0400

This is beautiful.

Photo

Fri, 09 Mar 2012 11:50:53 -0500

This guy is living the dream.

Wed, 07 Mar 2012 10:06:44 -0500

This guy is living the dream.:

Great profile of a man’s man of a writer—who believes in good food.

“Food is a great literary theme. Food in eternity, food and sex, food and lust. Food is a part of the whole of life. Food is not separate.”

Manna By Joseph Stroud Everywhere, everywhere, snow drifting down, a world becoming white, no...

Fri, 02 Mar 2012 11:50:00 -0500

Manna
By Joseph Stroud

Everywhere, everywhere, snow drifting down,
a world becoming white, no more sounds,
no longer possible to find the heart of the day,
the sun is gone, the sky is nowhere, and of all
I wanted in life—so be it—whatever it is
that brought me here, chance, fortune, whatever
blessing each flake of snow is a hint of, I am
grateful, I bear witness, I hold out my arms,
palms up, I know it is impossible to hold
for long what we love of the world, but look
at me, is it foolish, shameful, arrogant to say this,
see how the snow drifts down, look how happy
I am.

Video

Wed, 25 Jan 2012 16:32:27 -0500

On the power of vulnerability. I should watch this daily.

Wed, 11 Jan 2012 14:47:00 -0500

On the power of vulnerability. I should watch this daily.

A good thought as Thanksgiving approches: Live in search of the...

Fri, 18 Nov 2011 15:44:02 -0500

A good thought as Thanksgiving approches: Live in search of the magic. Find there the waves of gratitude.

What a beautiful film.

“All children are born artists. The problem is to remain...

Mon, 17 Oct 2011 10:50:53 -0400

“All children are born artists. The problem is to remain an artist as we grow up.”

An amazing perspective on simplicity and passion in marketing,...

Thu, 06 Oct 2011 12:17:34 -0400

An amazing perspective on simplicity and passion in marketing, and maybe the greatest talk I’ve ever seen from a guy wearing shorts.

Oh, these guys are coming out with a new album in early 2012. AW...

Fri, 23 Sep 2011 10:05:35 -0400

Oh, these guys are coming out with a new album in early 2012. AW HELL YES.

A good Tribune interview with Scott Avett here.

Thought this was such a great speech at the Emmy awards last...

Mon, 19 Sep 2011 16:13:43 -0400

Thought this was such a great speech at the Emmy awards last night. Short. Sentimental. Hilarious. Pitch-perfect, really.

A prayer that's good for today. And every day.

Sun, 11 Sep 2011 23:32:56 -0400

When the World Spins Crazy // by Walter Brueggemann

When the world spins crazy,
spins wild and out of control
spins toward rage and hate and violence,
spins beyond our wisdom and nearly beyond our faith,
When the world spins in chaos as it does now among us…

We are glad for sobering roots that provide ballast in the storm.
So we thank you for our rootage in communities of faith,
for our many fathers and mothers who have believed and trusted as firm witnesses to us,
for their many stories of wonder, awe, and healing.

We are glad this night in this company
for the rootage of the text,
for the daring testimony,
for its deep commands,
for its exuberant tales.
Because we know that as we probe deep into this text…
clear to its bottom,
we will find you hiding there,
we will find you showing yourself there,
speaking as you do,
governing,
healing,
judging.

And when we meet you hiddenly,
we find the spin not so unnerving,
because from you the world again has a chance
for life and sense and wholeness.
We pray midst the spinning, not yet unnerved,
but waiting and watching and listening,
for you are the truth that contains all our spin. Amen.

[From Awed to Heaven, Rooted in Earth: Prayers of Walter Brueggemann. Prayed at the Lay School of the Pentateuch on September 17, 2001.]

“I’ve earned enough money to settle down, and have...

Fri, 09 Sep 2011 10:55:47 -0400

“I’ve earned enough money to settle down, and have an ice cream once a week and a pint of beer.”