We Lived Happily During the War by Ilya Kaminsky And when they bombed other people’s houses, we protested but not enough, we opposed them but not enough. I was in my bed, around my bed America was falling: invisible house
I was recently introduced to the work of the British composer and pianist, Max Richter. Richter works within postminimalism and in the meeting of contemporary classical and alternative popular musical styles. Simply beautiful. Check out his website. Peace, dwight
Keep Breathing by Ingrid Michaelson The storm is coming but I don’t mindPeople are dying, I close my blindsAll that I know is I’m breathing nowI want to change the world, and instead I sleepI want to believe in more
A Brief for the Defense by Jack Gilbert Sorrow everywhere. Slaughter everywhere. If babies are not starving someplace, they are starving somewhere else. With flies in their nostrils. But we enjoy our lives because that’s what God wants. Otherwise the
A Little Bit of Everything by Dawes With his back against the San Francisco traffic, On the bridges side that faces towards the jail, Setting out to join a demographic, He hoists his first leg up over the rail. And
So I was driving to Issaquah to meet a local leader about a possible new church and to walk around a couple of neighborhoods together. On my way, I was listening to KEXP radio…as I often do, when John Richards
“Tomorrow, & Tomorrow, & Tomorrow” By William Shakespeare (from Macbeth, spoken by Macbeth) Tomorrow, and tomorrow, and tomorrow,Creeps in this petty pace from day to day,To the last syllable of recorded time;And all our yesterdays have lighted foolsThe way to
The Lanyard by Billy Collins The other day I was ricocheting slowlyoff the blue walls of this room,moving as if underwater from typewriter to piano,from bookshelf to an envelope lying on the floor,when I found myself in the L section
Tonight was the 53rd annual Grammy Awards. The show featured numerous collaborations between artists from across the popular music spectrum. In my opinion the performance by Bob Dylan, Mumford & Sons, and The Avett Brothers stole the show. So good!
“Swim Until You Can’t See Land” by Frightened Rabbit I salute at the threshold of the North Sea of my mindAnd I nod to the boredom that drove me here to face the tideAnd I swim, I swim, oh swimDip
You either walk inside your story and own it or you stand outside your story and hustle for your worthiness.” Brené Brown A friend recently encouraged me to check out Brené Brown’s moving TEDxHouston talk on wholeheartedness and vulnerability. It’s so good. Peace, dwight
“Many stories matter. Stories have been used to dispossess and to malign. But stories can also be used to empower, and to humanize. Stories can break the dignity of a people. But stories can also repair that broken dignity.” Chimamanda
Today The Pew Forum on Religion & Public Life released the “U. S. Religious Knowledge Survey” You have got to check it out. The results surprised me. READ THE REPORT Peace, dwight
Here’s a great TED talk exploring more implications of social networks. The presenter is Nicholas Christakis. He is an internist and social scientist who conducts research on social factors that affect health, health care, and longevity. He is the author
Spring Song by Lucille Clifton the green of Jesus is breaking the ground and the sweet smell of delicious Jesus is opening the house and the dance of Jesus music has hold of the air and the world is turning
I hope you enjoy my son’s favorite Spongebob Square Pants YouTube Video. It is Sponge Bob’s remix of Europe’s, “Final Countdown.” He’d love to hear what you think, I promise to pass your comments along. Peace, dwight
Here’s another thoughtful TED talk exploring social networking; this one is by Stefana Broadbent. Broadbent’s research shows how communication technology is capable of cultivating deeper relationships, bringing love across barriers like distance and workplace rules. What do you think? Peace,
I was about 10 years old when London Calling was released, though I won’t hear it or, even of The Clash until I was in high school. But when I finally did, I so resonated with their punk/new wave sound.
Carl Raschke just made a great post “the Church and Postmodern Culture: Conversation” which he called: The new German postmodern Christianity – beyond deconstruction Peace, dwight
Nathan & Justin created an 18 minute exploration of “postmodernism” in which they interview an architect, a graphic designer, a pastor and a café owner. Really well done and worth taking a peek. Peace, dwight
Rachel Maddow talks to Frank Schaeffer, author of Crazy For God, about why a good deal of conservative Christians when polled said they weren’t sure President Obama was the anti-Christ. The worldview Schaeffer describes is far too familiar to me.
Joshua Longbrake is a brilliant photographer. I recently came across a time-lapse piece he created while sitting in a meeting on the 4th floor of MHGS. Joshua writes, “There’s something sacred and beautiful about combining the fast and the slow.”
Praise Song for the Day A Poem for Barack Obama’s Presidential Inauguration. by ELIZABETH ALEXANDER Praise Song for the Day Each day we go about our business,walking past each other, catching each other’seyes or not, about to speak or speaking. All
Merger Poem by Judy Chicago And then all that has divided us will merge And then compassion will be wedded to power And then softness will come to a world that is harsh and unkind And then both men and
We Have Not Come to Take Prisoners by Shams-ud-din Muhammad Hafiz We have not come here to take prisoners,But to surrender ever more deeplyTo freedom and joy.We have not come into this exquisite worldTo hold ourselves hostage from love.Run my
Came across this song this week, I’d forgotten about it… so good! Cantaloop by Us3 Ladies and gentlemen As you know we have something special down here at Birdland this evening A recording for Blue Note Records Yeah, yeah, yeah
