"Any one thinking of the Holy Child as born in December would mean by it exactly what we mean by it; that Christ is not merely a summer sun of the prosperous but a winter fire for the unfortunate."
-GK Chesterton
All articles in category: "quotable monday"
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Quotable Monday, 12.24.2007
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Welcome to The Dark Side
I’ve gone and done it.
After tinkering with a used PowerBook G4 for the last year, I’ve finally ordered my new laptop.
Good bye, sluggish PC. Hello, Mac Book Pro.
With your glossy, hi-res 17′ display, 4GB RAM, and oh-so-fascinating Logic and Final Cut goodies, I expect to be singing your praises soon.
Merry Christmas to me. -
Disturbed this morning…
I spent a few minutes yesterday reading over some old journals: thoughts of past students, parent relationships, events, and changed lives (including mine). You know how something yet-unformed begins running around your semi-conscious brain? It happens frequently to me…and then, once processed, I get an immediate revelation of ‘Wow!’…followed by a humbling ‘well, duh…’. At [...]
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All I Want For Christmas, Part Two
While training for the upcoming Austin Marathon, I’ve put together a runner’s wishlist for the holidays. I figure that if I’m going to do this, I should do it right.
1. Starbucks. ($-any amount) A no-brainer to keep me going and going and going. Black and strong, please. And keep ‘em coming.2. Frilly Pink [...]
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Quotable Monday, 12.17.2007
From one of my all-time fav writers/thinkers:
"I believe what really happens in history is this: the old man is always wrong; and the young people are always wrong about what is wrong with him. The practical form it takes is this: that, while the old man may stand by some stupid custom, the young man [...] -
The Leader of the Band
Since I was a freshmen in high school, I’ve loved Dan Fogelberg. (No, it wasn’t ALL hair metal…). Same Old Lang Syne and The Leader of the Band weren’t just songs on the radio–they were experiences. And years later, they still take me back to that freeze-frame moment they created. In fact, I’m a sap: [...]
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All I Want for Christmas, Part One
Thanks to McMinn, the glories of mxpx made me smile this weekend.
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Heroes Wanted.
It’s the story of a mother who gave birth to a son. And the son who holds the fate of the world in his hands.
Her name is Sarah. Not Mary.
I gotta admit, there’s only about two shows on television I watch with any commitment, so when the announcement came that my one-of-two favorite shows, Heroes, [...] -
A Time To Dance
Real Christians don’t dance.
Scott M sent me this great post rom Father Stephen about the role of the [Orthodox] church to American culture. Along the lines of Staub’s Culturally Savvy Christian, Father Stephen has some great wisdom to share about the history of Christianity’s setting itself up as the enemy of culture instead of being [...] -
Quotable Monday, 12.10.2007
I hate much of ‘Christian music’. Chances are that if it’s in heavy (or semi-heavy) rotation on your radio or in your local Lifeway store in the ‘Staff Favorites’ section, I have a hard time stomaching it. But that’s me, and I know that somehow the Spirit uses the sugary shallowness of it all to [...]
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