So many people believe that it is love that grows, but it is the knowing that grows and love simply expands to contain it. Love is just the skin of knowing . . .
~from The Shack
Archive for December, 2008
Love & Knowing
Posted in Oblations, tagged Knowing, Love, The Shack on December 29, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
My Favourite Christmas Movies
Posted in Top 130 Movies: A List, tagged Billy Wilder, Christmas Films, Christmas Movies, It's a Wonderful Life on December 24, 2008 | 1 Comment »
My favourite film to watch at Christmas is It’s a Wonderful Life. But when you think about it, this isn’t a pure ‘Christmacy’ type movie. Christmas only comes into play toward the end of the film as a backdrop for George Bailey’s crisis. We watched again last night and it just gets better and [...]
Bonhoeffer on the Magnificat
Posted in Old Books, tagged Christmas, Dietrich Bonhoeffer, Magnificat, Mary, the mother of Christ on December 14, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Newly pregnant and visiting her relative Elizabeth, Mary sings this song (referred to as the Magnificat) in response to Elizabeth’s own prophetic words about her: “Blessed is she who has believed that what the Lord has said to her will be accomplished!”.
And Mary said:
My soul glorifies the Lord
and my spirit rejoices in God my Savior,
for [...]
Wisdom from the Mouth of Mahri (Letters to Mahri, Dec 11, 2008)
Posted in Letters To Mahri, tagged Brad Jersak, children, fatherhood, From the mouth of babes, letters to children, parenting, stay at home dad on December 12, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
My Dear Mahri,
Today before your nap, you asked me to read “Children, Can You Hear Me?” A lovely book, written by Brad Jersak, that encourages children to pray and listen to God. Whenever I read it with you, I feel like it’s written more for you than me. Being so young and so open and [...]
More from Steinbeck’s East of Eden
Posted in Old Books, tagged east of eden, John Steinbeck, Quotes from East of Eden on December 9, 2008 | 3 Comments »
I’m still contemplating this book, which I think is the single best novel I’ve ever read. Here are some quotes from the book that I found moving or insightful:
On the character Tom:
“But you could feel Tom when you came near him – you could feel strength and warmth and an iron integrity. And under of [...]
Opportunity
Posted in Oblations, tagged conversations, opportunity on December 9, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
I stole this from Trevor Meier’s blog, who stole it from David duChemin’s blog. I think it’s a gooder:
Most, if not every, opportunity in life begins with a conversation. Want more opportunities? Actively pursue more conversations with more people.
~ David duChemin
Two Quotes from Steinbeck’s “East of Eden”
Posted in Old Books, tagged dreadful beauty, east of eden, laughter, storytelling, true beauty on December 1, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
On Storytelling:
“There’s more beauty in the truth even if it is dreadful beauty. The storytellers at the city gate twist life so it looks sweet to the lazy and the stupid and the weak and this only strengthens their infirmities and teaches nothing, cures nothing, nor does it let the heart soar.”
On Laughter:
“Laughter comes later, [...]
