Too random for a proper title (tangents)

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Faith takes all of me and all of us

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Lessons Learned 1/23-1/28
  • Intellectual knowledge is insufficient; it must partner with experiential knowledge.
  • Christian nurture is enculturation, so it takes time and effort in community.
  • Jesus is snarky.
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In the mouth and out the...well, you know (tangents)

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  • Found out tonight on Undercover Boss that A.F.R. means “accidental fecal release,” a term used by lifeguards to refer to poo in a pool. I’d link to a definition, but the letters mean other things that I don’t want to link to.
  • Intestinal Flora and Obesity Needs a closer read, but makes me glad I’m having sauerkraut or kimchee for breakfast these days.
  • Market fresh: Cooking through the seasons I’m trying to do this more, but laziness gets in the way sometimes (the freezer section is such a handy thing).
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Empiricism cannot grasp life’s deepest strength

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We focus so intently on what can be seen, heard, felt, smelled, and tasted, yet our souls are thrown asunder by the slightest intangible agony.

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Managing Ideas (tangents)

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This week's food: I like meat

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lamb shank and parmesan

wild frozen blueberries in heavy cream

mushrooms in butter

pesto-marinated rib eye with mushrooms


hamburger with pesto and parmesan

sirloin with sauteed Brussels sprouts

pesto-marinated rib eye with sauteed apples
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Even some funny things are serious (tangents)

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Have we always had such options? (tangents)

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Longing for face to face beyond the shadows

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His people walk through culture as tourist and native, ever viewing with outsider’s eyes, yet interpreting by meanings tinged by its language, not quite home.

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Study tool and ministry info (tangents)

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Insignificance is greatness in the right hands

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Our smallness and relative insignificance must be recognized. Yet lowliness must be balanced with a divine purpose that calls us to partner with God himself.

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LaLanne, Ecclesiology, college, verbage, and more (tangents)

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Does God tire of our pain-dismissing platitudes?

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Tragedies are real, their agony echoing through eternity. And, while Yahweh remains in control toward very good ends, his sovereignty should diminish tragedies’ justified sadness.

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Sundry videos, some informative, others funny. Enjoy. (tangents)

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Attempting to attend to reality

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Lessons Learned 1/14-1/22
  • Communal endeavors require communal planning and communal commitment.
  • Stopping to smell the roses is a valid form of worship.
  • Long-held platitudes can distort the truth.
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Veges are good and so is meat!

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A long obedience, punctuated with whoosh

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Jesus-following is a long, disciplined journey, sometimes trudging, sometimes skipping, but always aware of the goal and of the glorious dandelions sprouting through the sidewalk.
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Strangeness, cooking opinions, and trying to understand the mind (tangents)

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If we’re not feeling communal, something’s wrong

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It is amazing that, given our real and essential connection in Christ, we often fail to experience those deep connections in our daily life together.

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Learning, paying attention, and eating (tangents)

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Shouldn’t it say, “Walkway gone?”

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“Every time I read, “Door must remain closed at all times,” I simply must chuckle.

I’ve discovered the sign “Walkway closed,” has the same effect.

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Amazing food and amazing teaching (tangents)

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Pigs. No Blankets. Pork belly + onion caramel + eggplant ice cream. Dang!

Engineering Success: Students Build Understanding


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Knowing the truth just isn’t enough

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Go to the ant...
Our knowing cannot and must not stop with facts. We must know what in the world to do with that knowledge and why it matters.

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Comfort food, discomforting food, Dr. Who toys, songwriting, and a moleskine hack (tangents)

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Does all truth belong directly to God?

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We claim, “All truth is God’s truth,” but if humans truly bear his image and have creative capacity, might not some truth be our truth?

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Tuesday's Food: Pot Roast Chili, Carrots, and Bacon+Eggs+Brussels Sprouts

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Lunch
Pot Roast Chili

Carrots in Butter

Dinner
Eggs, Bacon, and Brussels Sprouts

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