December 2010
27 posts
i went to a ball tonight and it was very fun.
i don’t understand theophany,
i don’t understand the miracle of the virigin birth,
i don’t understand all of the mechanics of christmas.
but i do understand something of the preciousness of a baby
and the hearts of new parents trying to figure things out.
two thousand years ago our God came down as man,
love came down to save us.
merry christmas.
“Our battered suitcases were piled on the sidewalk again; we had longer ways to go. But no matter, the road is life.”
– Jack Kerouac
Kit & Caboodle: Teaspoon Christianity →
thewholekitandcaboodle:
“For those of us who have been Christians for a while, it becomes easy to think that we’ve pretty much exhausted the possibilities of the Christian life. We can settle into a routine of activities at church and in our small groups and Bible studies, with little expectation of anything…
Hey Guys! It’s Christmas Time!
Sufjan...
there is an african concept called “ubuntu” in zulu.
the word roughly means that our humanity is rooted in the humanity of everyone else.
i am who i am, because you are who you are.
we are more than individuals, we are a part of a whole,
and your joys are not exclusively yours and your sorrows are not only your burdens.
let’s lean on each other.
SHARK CAGE DIVING IN T-MINUS 6 HOURS.
we’re getting pumped.
we’re hitting the home stretch and things are kind of getting overwhelming. we’re trying to figure out what we still want to do, and how we’re going to pack, and planning for when we’re home, and finishing up our final papers. and my roommate just got ringworm so we spent the day disinfecting the room.
so i’m ready for peace.
i can’t wait to sit and talk to...
tessicles-deactivated20110820 asked: I am praying for you friend. we will talk about lots of things when you get back.
there is so much that i could write right now. i could tell you about the crippling mindset of poverty, the power of prayer, what surrender looks and feels like, what it’s like to ache for things from the pit of your stomach.
so much has happened. I will still be picking this apart for a very long time.
but things have changed. when i get home, ask me questions. make me talk. help me...