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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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being good

posted by adam on 07.25.2007

If you’re one of the few who could be considered a regular reader of my blog, you may have wondered what’s been going on here lately. I’ve been considerably less verbose than usual. Well, I’ve been thinking.
One of my favorite books is The Good Apprentice by Iris Murdoch. It is the story of two brothers […]

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institutionalized

posted by adam on 07.11.2007

In the film The Shawshank Redemption, Morgan Freeman’s character explains the concept of institutionalization to his fellow inmates:
“He’s just institutionalized, that’s all…Man’s been here fifty years. This place is all he knows. In here, he’s an important man, an educated man. A librarian. Out there, he’s nothing but a used-up old con with arthritis in […]

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the how-to-be-happy guide

posted by adam on 10.06.2006

Blogging is a funny thing. I mean, I write and I post and then I have no idea if anyone out there is reading what I write or if anyone really cares. It’s like yelling into an empty cave. And then some of you wonderful people who have actually been reading what I write let […]

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the waiting

posted by adam on 04.25.2006

“Waiting to understand the heart’s desire, one is waiting to become heart-free and heart-whole. One is waiting to be purified of desperation and despair. The waiting itself is already the beginning…”
—From The Reasons of the Heart by John S Dunne

And yet, the waiting seems to me the hardest part.Here I sit, wanting God to move, […]

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