January 2010
24 posts
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“…A work of creation is a work of love, and that love is the most ruthless...”
– Dorothy L. Sayers The Mind of the Maker
Jan 26th
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thaumaturgy
noun – magic
Jan 23rd
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“‘The difference between ordinary people and saints is not that saints...”
– (quotation within the quote from A. D. Linsday The Two Moralities) Dorothy L. Sayers The Mind of the Maker
Jan 22nd
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“Nobody but a god can pass unscathed through the searching ordeal of incarnation.”
– Dorothy Sayers The Mind of the Maker
Jan 21st
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“Follow Him through the Land of Unlikeness; You will see rare beasts, and have...”
– W.H. Auden (via lukescommonplacebook)
Jan 21st
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“For every work of creation is threefold, an earthly trinity to match the...”
– Dorothy L. Sayers quoting her own play, The Zeal of Thy House in her book The Mind of the Maker
Jan 20th
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Night Light →
I’m in Bangkok, visiting here tomorrow, trying to figure out more about the arts/ministry thing.
Jan 19th
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“Why is it that a dog sleeping in the sun is so beautiful, y’know, it is,...”
– Jesse Before Sunrise (1995)
Jan 17th
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Jan 17th
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Jan 13th
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viridescent
adjective – greenish
Jan 13th
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WatchWatch
Brilliant, and a close parallel to what it’s like traveling around Southeast Asian airports. Against the grain of my personality, I really do love airports.  I love the airport experience.  It’s exhilarating being in a place that is such a nexus of human story and movement.  Participating in all that maddening, unchoreographed ritual.  Relying on wits, agility, and strangers.  And, of...
Jan 12th
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Jan 11th
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“For Christians are distinguished from the rest of men neither by country nor by...”
– from the second-century Epistle of Mathetes to Diognetus
Jan 11th
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Jan 10th
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Destinations
Venturing out, going exploring for the next month! Xi’an Lijiang Tiger Leaping Gorge Bangkok Chiangmai and maaaybe Krabi at the end I set out by train tomorrow evening, then it’s planes & taxis & who knows what else the rest of the way.  To paraphrase Lau Tzu, a journey of 5,200 miles begins with getting my laundry done tonight & not forgetting my cell phone...
Jan 7th
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“I know all of the Muppet shows and the Muppet movies by heart. I watch them...”
– Jason Segel from this interview
Jan 6th
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Jan 6th
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widdershins
adverb – in a direction opposite the sun’s course, considered unlucky
Jan 5th
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Jan 5th
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Listen“Everything Is Borrowed” – The...
Jan 4th
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Jan 3rd
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“The chief use of strangers is to tell things to. Don’t you agree?”
– Lord Peter Wimsey The Complete Stories Dorothy L. Sayers An idea which the Internet seems to have borne out to a fantastic degree.
Jan 3rd
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Listen“The Lorica” – Gayle Salmond
Jan 1st
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