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Continue reading →: ★ links for 2009-05-05
Library Designs Library Designs has everything to do with home libraries. From incredible home libraries to rare books, magnificent bookcases to exquisite Persian rugs, exotic hardwood floors to ingenious library contractors, and the greatest libraries known to mankind. (tags: books homeimprovement) How to Build Floor-to-Ceiling Shelves- Black & Decker Power…
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Continue reading →: ★ The 12 Steps
I’m in class today, looking at spiritual practices to shape in us hearts of compassion. We talked about the AA and other recovery communities that use the 12-step model. So we read them and thought about them as a Rule of Living. I know just a bit about 12-step communities,…
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Continue reading →: ★ links for 2009-05-02
Viewfinders Viewer Submissions — Portrait Photography By Meg Wachter | Zoom In Very unique, very cool portraits (tags: photography portraits)
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Continue reading →: ★ Who Would Jesus Torture?
The more often Americans go to church, the more likely they are to support the torture of suspected terrorists, according to a new analysis. More than half of people who attend services at least once a week — 54 percent — said the use of torture against suspected terrorists is…
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Continue reading →: ★ Book Summary: The Way of the Heart by Henri Nouwen
Here’s a book summary, written for my next class’s project paper. “The Way of the Heart: The Spirituality of the Desert Fathers and Mothers” (Henri J. M. Nouwen) The Way of the Heart: Desert Spirituality and Contemporary Ministry by Henri Nouwen HarperSanFransisco (1981) Description of the Book The fourth- and…
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Continue reading →: ★ links for 2009-04-28
Why Michelle Obama inspires women around the globe – CNN.com Heather Ferreira works in the slums of Mumbai, India, where she has watched thousands of women live under a "curse." They're considered ugly if their skin and hair are too dark. They are "cursed" if they only have daughters. But…
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Continue reading →: ★ Thoughts on Community with Jean Vanier
I’m reading “Community and Growth” (Jean Vanier), which I’m convinced should be required reading for all of us who think and talk about Christian community (alongside “Life Together” (Dietrich Bonhoeffer)). Vanier’s book is written from his experience with L’Arche communities, residential homes with people who have developmental disabilities. His book…
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Continue reading →: ★ links for 2009-04-26
M’s valuation drops | U.S.S. Mariner The new Forbes franchise value numbers (”Disputed by MLB since we started”) are out. Warning: annoying “welcome screen” ahead. The M’s dropped 9% as years of losing and last year’s disastrous season caught up to them, along I presume with the expiration of the…
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Continue reading →: ★ Chris | invisiblepeople.tv
The tent city in Sacramento has been all over the news worldwide. Heck, even Oprah went there. Sadly, the media glare that captured the world’s attention was also the impetus for the mayor’s order to dismantle tents, causing hundreds of residents to be displaced. Ironic, isn’t it. Most residents of…
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Continue reading →: ★ Bono: It’s 2009. Do You Know Where Your Soul Is?
U2 lead singer Bono wrote the following Op-Ed piece for the New York Times on the recent Easter weekend. I AM in Midtown Manhattan, where drivers still play their car horns as if they were musical instruments and shouting in restaurants is sport. I am a long way from the…
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