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Streetlights in Cleveland: June 2011
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A mixed bag of thoughts, from random to serious, poetic to prosaic, written as part of my goal to brighten my often dark city in whatever small way I am able. Tuesday, June 28, 2011. Humanism vs. Glory. Do I ask God for forgiveness because I want to feel better about myself or because I am really sorry for attempting to steal his glory through whatever prideful sin I indulge in? Do I even believe that God is justified in caring much more about his glory than our temporal well-being? It's just that pursui...
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Streetlights in Cleveland: April 2012
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A mixed bag of thoughts, from random to serious, poetic to prosaic, written as part of my goal to brighten my often dark city in whatever small way I am able. Sunday, April 22, 2012. Did you know that April is National Poetry Month? Starting at the beginning, I want to talk about a longer poem that I referenced in my last post but I feel is too big to include in a list. Possibly the best free verse poetry I've ever read is found in The Four Quartets. By TS Eliot. Yes, The Waste Land. Cleveland House of P...
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Streetlights in Cleveland: November 2011
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A mixed bag of thoughts, from random to serious, poetic to prosaic, written as part of my goal to brighten my often dark city in whatever small way I am able. Wednesday, November 2, 2011. This post is not meant to be read while eating. Consider yourself warned. I know that because this week he spoke to me through a piece of poop. And then God said, "What if you were this diligent about getting rid of the crap that's in your heart? We're supposed to be the fragrance of Christ in the world, both to believe...
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Streetlights in Cleveland: February 2011
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A mixed bag of thoughts, from random to serious, poetic to prosaic, written as part of my goal to brighten my often dark city in whatever small way I am able. Monday, February 28, 2011. I've seen a lot of people bring themselves pain like this- God gives them a vision for something, and then they get ahead of the plan and wear themselves out trying to make it happen, only to end up questioning God when the plan fails. My question is, whose plan was it? But who would have followed a 12 year-old rabbi?
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Streetlights in Cleveland: July 2011
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A mixed bag of thoughts, from random to serious, poetic to prosaic, written as part of my goal to brighten my often dark city in whatever small way I am able. Tuesday, July 26, 2011. The title of this post is a Latin phrase. It may not at first seem like a very uplifting one- it means "Remember you will die.". This phrase has been a motto of the Christian faith throughout its history. Does it sound morbid to you? Yeah, houses of mourning are pretty much our favorite places to be, right? Actually, I think...
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Streetlights in Cleveland: February 2012
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A mixed bag of thoughts, from random to serious, poetic to prosaic, written as part of my goal to brighten my often dark city in whatever small way I am able. Friday, February 24, 2012. I've had a couple conversations recently that really got me thinking again about the issue of how we relate to each other within the body of Christ (i.e. the church). Long story short, I ended up expressing a lot of my thoughts about it in a poem, so I'll start with that:. Pretty good, not too much,. The usual and such-.
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Streetlights in Cleveland: March 2011
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A mixed bag of thoughts, from random to serious, poetic to prosaic, written as part of my goal to brighten my often dark city in whatever small way I am able. Wednesday, March 30, 2011. A Winter Poem in Spring. Smiling, smoldering cold. That marks restive roads. Insulating clarity in the dark. That gives growth future. Wave of frozen clean. And how could we be anywhere. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). Calvin and Hobbes comic of the day. View my complete profile. A Winter Poem in Spring. Word of the Day.
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Streetlights in Cleveland: March 2012
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A mixed bag of thoughts, from random to serious, poetic to prosaic, written as part of my goal to brighten my often dark city in whatever small way I am able. Tuesday, March 27, 2012. I'd like to begin today with an extremely random quote: "Do or do not; there is no try" - Yoda. Our favorite green jedi munchkin utters this line while trying to get Luke Skywalker to use the force strongly enough to lift his X-wing out of the swamp that inexplicably exists on (in? Which I highly recommend. I think T.S&...
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Streetlights in Cleveland: Another New Beginning
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A mixed bag of thoughts, from random to serious, poetic to prosaic, written as part of my goal to brighten my often dark city in whatever small way I am able. Tuesday, October 16, 2012. About three and a half years ago, I started this blog as part of my journey into what I called "the real world." Little did I know how long it would take me to get there. Of course, much more could be written about how I'm in a different place now than I was then. However, another thing God has been teaching me to lea...
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Streetlights in Cleveland: August 2011
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A mixed bag of thoughts, from random to serious, poetic to prosaic, written as part of my goal to brighten my often dark city in whatever small way I am able. Monday, August 22, 2011. Have you ever had something you've said or written come back to get in your way when you want to do or say something else? That happened to me this week, but it was actually a really good thing. I'll explain. My solution to this problem? If you're thinking "stop making jokes based on obscure time-wasting internet videos?