Posts Tagged: words
The responsibility of words; the challenge of silence.
Do you see people who are quick to speak? There is more hope for fools than for them. -Psalm 29:20 Words are binding. They create promises, expectations, relationships, and reality. They carry the potential to hurt or heal. To delight
The responsibility of words; the challenge of silence.
Do you see people who are quick to speak? There is more hope for fools than for them. -Psalm 29:20 Words are binding. They create promises, expectations, relationships, and reality. They carry the potential to hurt or heal. To delight
…mean what they say.
This quarter I am taking a directed study Seminary course on the art of reading the Bible. What I’ve come to see is that this practice also encompasses the art of being alive, of being human, and of living in
…mean what they say.
This quarter I am taking a directed study Seminary course on the art of reading the Bible. What I’ve come to see is that this practice also encompasses the art of being alive, of being human, and of living in
Making Up Words
If I had to describe the story we are living (on cosmic, personal, and community scales) it would be this: OTHER-NESS becomes US-NESS so we can live a new and radical kind of ONE-ANOTHER-NESS. When words fail to capture the mystery
Making Up Words
If I had to describe the story we are living (on cosmic, personal, and community scales) it would be this: OTHER-NESS becomes US-NESS so we can live a new and radical kind of ONE-ANOTHER-NESS. When words fail to capture the mystery
New Words
You know when you stumble upon a word and you suddenly start seeing, saying, and writing it everywhere? When your language repertoire envelops a new word. Not necessarily a word you’ve never used (or known) before, but one that enters with a
Serious Charm
What do we do with important ideas? Because merely having them doesn’t count for much. The charm of our imagination, our words, and the spaces between them become the stories we tell. These stories have the power to determine if
Serious Charm
What do we do with important ideas? Because merely having them doesn’t count for much. The charm of our imagination, our words, and the spaces between them become the stories we tell. These stories have the power to determine if
Tarried or Stuck.
Some synonyms: Tarry (v.) // linger, stay, remain, pause, (a)bide, wait, dawdle. Stuck (v.) // remain, stay, linger, dwell, persist, continue, last, endure, burn. Are these two words different? I feel an intrinsic draw to the idea of tarryness. It feels holy, intentional, strong. Yet stuckness exposes
Tarried or Stuck.
Some synonyms: Tarry (v.) // linger, stay, remain, pause, (a)bide, wait, dawdle. Stuck (v.) // remain, stay, linger, dwell, persist, continue, last, endure, burn. Are these two words different? I feel an intrinsic draw to the idea of tarryness. It feels holy, intentional, strong. Yet stuckness exposes
Words (really do) Matter.
Last night I was doing some reading about Just War Theory for my ethics class. The 4th rule (there are 8 of them total) says that in order for a war to be just, it must have a Just Intention (final
Words (really do) Matter.
Last night I was doing some reading about Just War Theory for my ethics class. The 4th rule (there are 8 of them total) says that in order for a war to be just, it must have a Just Intention (final
Another reason I love words.
In the depths of the darkness that can consume us, I believe we must put our thoughts into words. We need to tell our stories because in doing so we are no longer held captive to the darkness. We learn
Another reason I love words.
In the depths of the darkness that can consume us, I believe we must put our thoughts into words. We need to tell our stories because in doing so we are no longer held captive to the darkness. We learn
Say Something.
Over the next week or so I’m going to be blogging some thoughts on the kind of person I want to be. In no way am I already all (or any) of these things. But as I’m growing and learning
Say Something.
Over the next week or so I’m going to be blogging some thoughts on the kind of person I want to be. In no way am I already all (or any) of these things. But as I’m growing and learning
