archive for 08.2007

burning

posted by adam on 08.23.2007

“…our only choice is pyre or pyre, that we live and breathe to be…consumed or purified by fire.”
—Dean Koontz, Brother Odd
Fire is unique among chemical reactions in the nature world in that it can be so destructive—always is—and yet is also a source of purification. For example, did you know that some of the greatest […]

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killing me

posted by adam on 08.13.2007

Once more Jesus said to them, “I am going away, and you will look for me, and you will die in your sin. Where I go, you cannot come.”
This made the Jews ask, “Will he kill himself? Is that why he says, ‘Where I go, you cannot come’?”
But he continued, “You are from below; I […]

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trite

posted by adam on 08.09.2007

I have a good friend who has been praying for me lately while I face off with a rather difficult personal issue. Actually, I have a couple of friends praying for me, but I was emailing one of them in particular today. I began to tell him “thanks for praying for me” when I was […]

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do elephants remember?

posted by adam on 08.07.2007

A friend emailed this story to me. I normally hate that sort of thing, email stories, but this one appealed to me. (If I knew who to credit for it, I would happily share.)
“In 1986, Mkele Mbembe was on holiday in Kenya after graduating from Northwestern University. On a hike through the bush, he […]

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responsibility

posted by adam on 08.02.2007

Seth Godin wrote a wonderful post a few weeks ago about responsibility that I’ve been meaning to post a link to since I read it. Check it out here. There’s more practical application than you could shake a stick at. (That’s a lot.)

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rage

posted by adam on 08.01.2007

What does the billboard say?
“Come and play, come and play—
forget about the movement!”
-Rage Against the Machine

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