Divided by long, prosaic interludes, life is a series of awakenings. I don’t know about you, but I have had several “revelations” that have so desperately influenced me that they have divided my life into two parts: before and after. Sometimes awakenings have occured because of unexpected happenings; while at other times, the most mundane things have grabbed my attention and…
Tag: writing
Celebrating! Three Posts… Over 4,000 Hits
I just noticed three posts that I wrote a few months ago have a sum of over 4,000 hits. In case you missed them: Light as (is) Art – 2,036 hits since September 19, 2007 Emmanuel God With Us – over 1,033 hits since December 24, 2007 Albert Einstein and Jesus – over 1,004 hits since September 9,…
‘Frozen Sea Within’
I totally love this quote: A book must be the axe for the frozen sea within us. –Franz Kafka
Cyprus Pine
We spent the day teaching and interacting with the students of the Gateway Beyond discipleship school. What amazing young people, who are radical for God and serving Him in the nations. I always receive more than I give out when I come. These young people challenge me in profound ways to give all, to hold nothing back. To…
Celebrating 1000 Hits on One Post!
Today I am celebrating 1000 hits on one post! I started writing my blog, Culture vs Content, last August. It is totally amazing to me that one particular post, written on September 20, 2007, has received a total of 1000 hits just today: Light as (is) Art. I kept noticing that it was getting quite a few hits…
haiku: language to a writer
**************** Language to a writer is rare–each word like cellared, reserved wine. ******************* The writer plummets the river of language for nugget and gemstone.
The True Treasure of Travel
View from our hotel in Brazil We flew yesterday from Buenos Aires to Rio de Janero–a three hour flight. We had an hour layover in Rio but could not deplane. Fine. That made four hours in the plane. Then we flew to Bel Horizonte, another hour flight, but we we were turned away because of inclement…
The Ghost of You
Gently, you come and go. I feel you everyday when I connect. I know you have been here. I feel you here. I notice that you have read certain posts and have ignored others; some you have read over and over. Sometimes you leave a comment, a referrer line, or the wisp of a click. Sometimes you leave no…
Fourteen Honest Things
Fourteen honest things about myself: 1) I am a morning person. I am totally energized in the morning–up early, chatty, full of ideas, working, busy, happy, productive, creative, and annoying. I am in fifth gear when everyone else is still in neutral. It takes love and patience to be with me in the mornings if you are…
Some Analogies are Better than Others
My mother-in-law’s sister found an analogy I had written a few years ago when they were going through an “analogy” craze–getting a kick out of some of the bad analogies or metaphors that people sometimes write. They had a list of several that actually were written by high school students. Here are a couple:
Bonnie Saul Wilks 