He couldn’t tell who it was that just walked in the door, but he knew by his mother’s reaction that he was who they’d been waiting for. Answers were finally on the way, and that brought some measure of relief, but no one could’ve prepared him for what he was about to hear–and experience.
Stephen had […]
Entries from July 2006
About Stephen
July 27th, 2006 · 5 Comments
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Homeward Bound
July 25th, 2006 · 12 Comments
I’m really looking forward to this weekend. Lord willing, it will include:
The Wedding Celebration of a dear friend of mine.
Face-to-face reunion with most of the kids in my old youth group (who, amazingly, still call me almost weekly after being away for nearly two years).
A half-day hike somewhere near Grafton Notch.
A twilight swim with a […]
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Providence, Double-Predestination, Divine Sin, and Gold Fishes
July 23rd, 2006 · 7 Comments
Some Sunday afternoon meanderings…
Providence. I’ve decided to officially join/become a member of a wonderful congregation of believers here in New Jersey–something I’ve never really done before. I suppose being on “staff” at a couple of other churches would necessarily include a membership of some kind, but as far as making a public profession, and being […]
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‘Brown Penny’ :: A poem by William Butler Yeats
July 18th, 2006 · 10 Comments
Brown Penny
By William Butler Yeats
I whispered, ‘I am too young,’
And then, ‘I am old enough’;
Wherefore I threw a penny
To find out if I might love.
‘Go and love, go and love, young man,
If the lady be young and fair.’
Ah, penny, brown penny, brown penny,
I am looped in the loops of her hair.
O love is the […]
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Quote: Herman Dooyeweerd
July 17th, 2006 · No Comments
Just came across this fascinating quote, by Herman Dooyeweerd (who?, more who?):
Created reality displays a great variety of aspects or modes of being in the temporal order. These aspects break up the spiritual and religious root unity of creation into a wealth of colours, just as light refracts into the hues of the rainbow when […]
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