September 2012
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Going down
I am not a superhero. Here’s how I know.
I put the Versys down hard in a busy intersection Tuesday night.
It’s complicated — the incident included contact with another vehicle, and a high side with a six-foot free-fall body-slam. I’m thankful to Jesus I’m still here to tell the story.
A black dog, in the dark, darted into the intersection ahead of me, toward the...
August 2012
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June 2012
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May 2012
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March 2012
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October 2011
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Day 4 of 4: Leavenworth to Lacey
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Day 2 of 4: The Dalles to Leavenworth
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September 2011
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Day 1 of 4: Lacey to The Dalles
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August 2011
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WatchThese guys are insane. Three hundred thirteen miles per hour.
WatchNHRA Northwest Nationals. Kent, Washington. Top fuel, baby.
56th Army Band warming up.
July 2011
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May 2011
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“Perhaps it was the Champagne, but a small part of Ben felt the ghosts of all the...”
– Narrator, One Week.
April 2011
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WatchSupahcross. Seattle. Boom.
March 2011
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“Uxbal is so wholly sympathetic that it’s hard for us to assign blame for...”
– Roger Ebert, reviewing the film, Biutiful
February 2011
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“It is easy to become disillusioned with the circumstances of our lives compared...”
– Francis Chan, Crazy Love
A quick clip from our Valentine’s Day...
January 2011
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Mila, the cat-niece, snoring on my chest.
“Do not assume that because I am frivolous, I am shallow; just as I do not assume...”
– Sydney Smith; 1771-1845 a cleric in the Church of England
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Ear of the beholder
I recently perused the top 100 guitarists ever list by Rolling Stone. Most of the comments beneath were scathing, because of course everyone has their own favorite guitarists, and some of those guitarists didn’t make the list. I have my favorites too. I know of most of the dudes on the list (and the lone female), but I wouldn’t say I’m familiar with the “bodies of...
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On war ...
Faramir, man of Gondor, son of Denethor:
War must be, while we defend our lives against an enemy who would devour all; but I do not love the bright sword for its sharpness, nor the arrow for its swiftness, nor the warrior for his glory. I love only that which they defend … and I would see her loved … not feared, save as men may fear the dignity of a man, old and wise.
-The Two...
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December 2010
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List of books I read in 2010
I like to read. I’m a reader. Not the voracious, abiding, tome-devouring reader, though there’s nothing wrong with that.
While I love books, I do better with non-book prose, like that found in magazines, essays, long-form journalism, newspapers, web sites, and (yes) blogs. So 2010 was not a spectacular year for me in the book reading department. I have read parts of lots of books — picked ‘em...
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Movies 2010
My favorite movies of 2010, in no particular order:
The Book of Eli
Shutter Island
The Ghost Writer
The Crazies
Alice In Wonderland
The Town
Babies
Winter’s Bone
The King’s Speech
The American
True Grit
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Music 2010
Albums I bought that were released this year, ascending in alphabetical order.
Ryan Adams & The Cardinals - III/IV
Robert Plant - Band of Joy
Red Letter - Red Letter
Preservation Hall Jazz Band - Benefit Album
Over the Ocean - Paper House
The National - High Violet
Mavis Staples - You Are Not Alone
Jack Johnson - To the Sea
Helen Stellar - If the Star Could Speak, They Would Have...
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To rise in new life →
A video montage of the dozens of baptisms across Mars Hill Church campuses last Sunday.
November 2010
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August 2010
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April 2010
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New Orleans. Jazz at Preservation Hall. Leah and I...
March 2009
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"Why don't you take a picture?"
I really love photography. I do a little of it for a living. And when I shoot as a hobby, some of my favorites are of old cars, buildings, food, fastballs …
If I could take a picture, I mean any picture, it would be of the dark, wet, mornings, bone-chilling and early, along 51st Street, eastward, toward Western Avenue on Chicago’s south side where the arteries cross and red lights, green lights,...
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Watching my mouth
I just received my weekly e-mail from 43 Things, a reminder I set up myself to “speak peace into others lives.” I set that thing up a few months ago, and it has been reminding me weekly. James, in chapter 3 of his epistle:
With (our tongue) we bless our Lord and Father, and with it we curse people who are made in the likeness of God. From the same mouth come blessing and cursing. My brothers,...
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Hunger Strike
Jeremy: Just finished 3 ounces of tuna and 9 crackers for lunch and I feel like Paris Hilton’s chihuahua.
John B: Damn, I eat more than that in samples on one lap of the mall food court.
Jeremy: OK, that’s it. Tomorrow for lunch: Paris Hilton’s chihuahua!
February 2009
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Understanding Genesis 3
I was challenged recently to try to understand the full implications of The Fall of Man. Pastor Mark Driscoll has said that it’s unlikely anyone could ever really understand Genesis 3. Delivering a message of fearsome truth that is almost impossible to comprehend, the story of The Fall can only be understood through the eyes of billions of suffering souls and the heart of one grieved God.
The...
