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    I Heart Contentment

    June 24th, 2008 · 1 Comment

    A wise man once said that “godliness with contentment is great gain.” Sadly, we live in a culture which would rather have us understand contentment as a vice - something for the weak, disinterested, and apathetic. It is not.
    If this picture strikes you, please check out this brother’s post.

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    Tags: art · bible · capitalism

    Dancing with Words

    May 21st, 2008 · 4 Comments

    I am not much of a dancer, but I get the basics. There’s really 2 main components. First, moving your body as an expression of the music. Second, keeping in step with your partner. I think conversation (something I am way more accustomed to than dancing) is a lot like that. [...]

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    Tags: art · beauty

    New Questions

    April 25th, 2008 · 1 Comment

    I love questions - they have the potential to open up new worlds of possibilities every time they are asked.  Even more, I love supplanting the questions we almost mindlessly often ask with fresh, thought provoking ones.
    I was reading today and came across this quote…
    Instead of asking young people, ‘What are you going to do when you [...]

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    Tags: art · questions · quotes · video

    Tag an Artist

    August 4th, 2007 · 2 Comments

    I don’t consider myself particularly artistic. I do enjoy writing and I have tried my hand at songs and poetry on occasion, but the vast majority of my writing comes in prose form. I can’t draw, paint, sculpt, or sketch worth a darn, and the depth my insight into the work of [...]

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    Tags: art · beauty · blogging · kingdom · music