January 2012
2 posts
“Often when he was teaching me to write in Greek the Fox would say, “Child,...”
– C. S. Lewis, “Till We Have Faces”
I desire to be more intentional about my faith. Now to translate desire into action.
December 2011
3 posts
“the deflated pillow is having a hard time re-flating.”
BBC News - Taiwan dog poo lottery proves a 'big... →
The city simply cannot afford to keep exchanging dog poo for gold.
“Long, tiring, somewhat downer day… but friends at the end make it all...”
October 2011
6 posts
Are Christians not Interested in Dialogue? →
Catatonically peopled-out.
Truly listening to someone for an hour (as closely as possible) is one of the most exhausting things I know (M. Scott Peck said so first, and he’s right).
I trust it is not just exhausting, but—on some level—worth it to that person.
“Life shrinks or expands in proportion to one’s courage.”
– Anaïs Nin (via rulesformyunbornson)
“Still, I can point to one or two things I have definitely learned by being hard...”
– George Orwell, “Down and Out in Paris and London”
August 2011
1 post
Watchseawitchery:
I started out clicking strategically… and by the end was just wildly clicking and dancing in my chair.
biancavirina:
CLICK THE SQUARES.
THE WHOLE WORLD NEEDS TO KNOW ABOUT THIS.
THIS THIS THIS THIS!
July 2011
5 posts
Jack Layton's statement →
“
We CAN look after each other better than we do today. We CAN have a fiscally responsible government. We CAN have a strong economy; greater equality; a clean environment.
We CAN be a force for peace in the world… And we WILL work with Canadians to build the country of our hopes Of our dreams Of our optimism Of our determination Of our values… Of our love.” God grant...
John Stott Has Died | Christianity Today | A... →
“Because children have abounding vitality, because they are in spirit fierce and...”
– G. K. Chesterton
rumination
I think I tend naturally towards the ‘glass half-empty’ viewpoint. I’m going to work to change that.
June 2011
1 post
“I love [Africa]. It is the last great mystery left in the world, the one place...”
– Mr. Watson Forbes, from ‘Buckingham Palace Gardens’ by Anne Perry
May 2011
2 posts
“I mourn the loss of thousands of precious lives, but I will not rejoice in the...”
– Martin Luther King, Jr.
“Quite often, waking up in the night as the old do, and feeling myself to be half...”
– Malcolm Muggeridge
April 2011
1 post
March 2011
3 posts
Dieu nous a donné des amis pour que nous puissions oublier nos tristesses… C’est bien de rigoler !
“The force of the quake was so strong that Honshu — Japan’s biggest island...”
– Japanese town has 9,500 missing after twin disasters - World - CBC News
“Memento, homo, quia pulvis es, et in pulverem reverteris”
February 2011
8 posts
5 Amazing Things Invented by Donald Duck... →
If you thought that Nolan thought up the idea for the movie Inception, think again. The Ducks were there first!
“I love long-distance calling cards
and the people they connect me with!”
I still get envious every single time I read a missionary’s newsletter, no matter where they are in the world or what they are doing.
Someday, maybe someday I’ll get to be back out there.
“If France is where I am happiest, why am I not there?”
BBC News - Malawi row over whether new law bans... →
“Just go to the toilet when you feel like farting,” Justice Minister George Chaponda told local radio.
‘Mubarak, Mubarak, What Have You Done?’ by Yasmine... →
favourite moment of the year
Blowing big-ass bubbles with Jo in Queen’s Park while sitting under the belly of King George’s giant horse. epic.
January 2011
3 posts
a thought from my 'ministry of evangelism'...
What is the gospel according to you? What is it about God that keeps you hanging in as a Christian despite all the hassles? In what way has Jesus been good news in your life? Whatever that kernel of good news is in your life, it is crucial to your ability to evangelize. You may not feel able to communicate the macro-gospel to anyone, but you can certainly say something about the...
Seek ye first the kingdom of God…
and all these things—worry, doubt, relationships, jobs, stress, pain, illness
~If we keep our eyes on Jesus, these things fade into their place.
Him first, and He takes care of the rest.
Je louerai l’Eternel de tout mon coeur !
August 2010
3 posts
“It is one thing to visit poor people with donations or advice, or visit a sick...”
– Christine Jeske, “Into the Mud: Inspiration for Everyday Activists”, p 73
“But Sofi knew about these. And still, here she was to get baptized. The...”
– Christine Jeske, “Into the Mud: Inspiration for Everyday Activists”, p 42
thought
Each experience I have enables me to more competently deal with the next, more challenging experience. The sound of the mice that kept me awake over two nights in rural Cameroon provided nothing more than a familiar background sound over the ten nights in rural Mali.
This realization is strength.
July 2010
1 post
“OK 1839, only survivor of a slang fad in Boston and New York c.1838-9 for...”
– Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
o. k., o. k. etymology definition | Etymology dictionary at Dictionary.com
May 2010
3 posts
“Sasha the Sobey’s sushi chef saw Susie the Sobey’s sushi sous-chef...”
– The Indomitable Sisters, Karen and Ilana Isaacs
First Sunday back at my churches (yes plural: Anglican and Mennonite), and 3 separate invites to go out for coffee: two from pastors, one from a pastor’s wife. A lovely welcome back!
C’est clair, mon cœur appartient à la France. Qu’est-ce que ça veut dire pour mon avenir ? J’aimerais bien savoir.
April 2010
5 posts
“Il volcan les avions ? Quand les nuages vont des-cendres !”
– joke from a fan of the new Facebook site, Ben alors, ils volcans les avions ? (I confess that I am just pleased I find jokes in French funny!!)
"C'est nickel !" ...
… or just “nickel”, my new favourite slang expression in French. Literally meaning ‘It’s nickel’ (as in, the metal), figuratively meaning the same as the favourite expression of Kaylee from Firefly: “Shiny!” (Don’t you hear her voice in your head, saying “That’s just shiny, Cap’n!”?)
“Oozing charm from every pore, he oiled his way across the floor.”
– Higgins, “My Fair Lady”
“The French don’t care what they DO, actually—just that they...”
– Higgins, “My Fair Lady”
The Athenian Oath
This oath was taken by the young men of ancient Athens when they reached the age of seventeen.
We will never bring disgrace on this our City by an act of dishonesty or cowardice.
We will fight for the ideals and Sacred Things of the City both alone and with many.
We will revere and obey the City’s Laws, and will do our best to incite a like reverence and respect in those above us who are...
March 2010
8 posts
“[Speaking about Advent:] There is a stark beauty about it all. But is this not...”
– Henri J.M. Nouwen, “The Genesee Diary: Report from a Trappist Monastery” What he says about Advent here applies equally to Lent for me this year. What beauty the liturgical calendar reveals.
“Meanwhile, I become more and more aware that for me writing is a very powerful...”
– Henri J.M. Nouwen, ‘The Genesee Diary: Report from a Trappist Monastery’