I like the question - where is your wilderness? I like that in this video the idea of the wilderness is not seen as a desolate, godless space, but is instead seen as the space we draw away to in order to meet with God.
Relentless Drag (by Trof Dugweed)
A Lonely machine goes on a desperate journey, his ever-growing burden the only hope for those he shelters.
There are so many levels of story, both beautiful and tragic, in this video.
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Pigalle 2012 Spring/Summer Hat Collection
Eugene Kan, hypebeast.comRetailer turned full-fledged brand, Paris’ well-known Pigalle crew roll-out a strong selection of hats for the season. Utilizing some of the last standing artistanal hat factories in France, the small but precise line of hats include som…
Great hat!
This morning’s brew.
I’m not usually into skating vids, but I love this one.
I think it can act as a metaphor for a question - what would it look like for us to take spaces, places and people that have been neglected, forgotten, run-down or broken and bring to them the redemption inherent in human creativity?
Two Motivations for Living Out Our Faith (by Frank Ritchie)
A quick thought on what motivates our faith - what we’re saved from or what we’re saved for.
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Satan, Your Kingdom Must Come Down.
Performed here by Robert Plant, this song has a long history. Check out the history of the song here.
Note: Apologies for any ad you may see at the beginning. It would be good if Vevo want to include ads, if they could be more contextual.
Beautiful.
At times prayer becomes silent. Peaceful communion with God can do without words. “I have calmed and quieted my soul, like a weaned child with its mother.” Like the satisfied child who has stopped crying and is in its mother’s arms, so can “my soul be with me” in the presence of God. Prayer then needs no words, maybe not even thoughts.
How is it possible to reach inner silence? Sometimes we are apparently silent, and yet we have great discussions within, struggling with imaginary partners or with ourselves. Calming our souls requires a kind of simplicity: “I do not occupy myself with things too great and too marvellous for me.” Silence means recognising that my worries can’t do much. Silence means leaving to God what is beyond my reach and capacity. A moment of silence, even very short, is like a holy stop, a sabbatical rest, a truce of worries.
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Salim Munayer’s Story (by Kensington)
Salim is a man I have a lot of respect for and a lot to learn from. Musalaha is an organisation whose work I greatly admire.
I pray for Salim and Musalaha regularly.
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A Treasury report has admitted that smoking saves the Government money because smokers die earlier and pay more in tobacco tax than their health problems cost.
The regulatory impact statement on tobacco taxes prepared ahead of the Budget said smokers’ shorter life expectancies reduced the need for superannuation and aged care.
Crux Fidelis
Gregorian Chant (Sacred Scripture)
Consortium Vocale / Alexander Schweitzer
Gregorian chant, in its all-embracing spirituality and poetry, appeals to the deeper levels of the human heart. Monks in the Middle Ages composed and performed this music as an integrated part of their daily occupation with Sacred Scripture. Throughout the centuries Gregorian chant has enriched and deepened the liturgy of the church, and has been a source of inspiration in every period of European music history. Under the leadership of Alexander M. Schweitzer, Consortium Vocale presents chants from the five Sundays of Lent, Palm Sunday and Good Friday, recorded in the medieval church at Ringsaker in Norway.
Recording venue: Ringsaker Church, September 2006
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Made with Paper
I humbly come before the altar…
