Don’t look down!
Thursday, September 29th, 2005 Posted in Spirituality, Teacher / Practice | Comments OffAs my teacher explains it, in spiritual development, you can only see things as they appear at the level you're at, or at the lower levels you were at. You can't see higher than you are. As soon as he told ...
Jon 23:5
Thursday, September 29th, 2005 Posted in Humor, Seen on the Web | Comments OffOkay, this is the meme, which I caught from Twyla's blog: Repost the fifth sentence of your 23rd post (or closest to it). My 23rd post was "Jon, updated," and the fifth sentence was: Now, it's screamingly obvious. (Referring to the meaning of ...
Overheard
Sunday, September 25th, 2005 Posted in Humor, Quick Thoughts | Comments OffAt a church this morning, where the pastor was using the analogy of God as a builder: Pastor: It's not like you're a nail. God's not interested in whacking you like a hammer. (From the congregation): A screw? Pastor: No, He doesn't want ...
The Constant Gardener
Sunday, September 18th, 2005 Posted in Movies / TV / Stage, Peace and Justice | Comments OffThis is easily the best film I've seen this year. It's a conspiracy thriller that breaks all the rules: there are no long chase scenes, no fights, no James Bond-esque heroics, no dramatic explosions, no wrenching suspense, and no ...
A Cure for Procrasination
Saturday, September 17th, 2005 Posted in My Life, Site log / Geek | Comments OffHere's a cure for procrastination I discovered: It's the Foxy Tunes extension for Firefox (And c'mon—I've said it before, but seriously, if you're using Internet Explorer, be good to yourself and switch switch to Firefox!) This extension allows to control your ...
If Bloggers had been around
Wednesday, September 14th, 2005 Posted in Humor | Comments OffSix Apart founder Mena Trott, posted this hilarious piece If bloggers had been around throughout history on her blog.
Enso
Wednesday, September 14th, 2005 Posted in Humor, My Life, Spirituality | Comments OffMy teacher (very confidently) tells me that nothing is coincidence. He sees everything as a single great unfolding. And my reaction is usually to say "Huh?" with quite a bit of skepticism. Sometimes, however, the "coincidences" are just too ...
Katrina Photoblog
Sunday, September 11th, 2005 Posted in Seen on the Web, Spirituality | Comments OffHere's a remarkable photoblog of New Orleans taken by an employee of a downtown hotel. It covers everything from the storm preparations to his desparate escape four days after the storm passed. What's really shocking when viewing the pictures, ...
Wisdom from a friend
Saturday, September 10th, 2005 Posted in My Life, Spirituality | Comments OffRick, at a newlife emerging, had this to say in his a recent post In other words, Jesus did not help folks find God—rather, as the face of God, he found people. God went looking for us. And when God found us, God ...
If Jesus, why religion?
Saturday, September 10th, 2005 Posted in My Life, Spirituality | Comments OffI've been thinking about two powerful, life-changing spiritual experiences I've had. Both of them were encounters with Jesus. The first one was my "born-again" experience. Most people of faith, including most Christians, grow into faith gradually, and have nothing so ...