An newborn crying in the slum,

A green shoot out of scorched earth,
A thief wearing king's robes.

Hope against hope.

Probably start posting again soon. But until then, watch this 10 times like I have.

from here to there.

what is a gaping distance looking forward,

will surely be a tiny step in retrospect.

Counting the cost is much easier when you know where there is much treasure, finer than the finest gold, sweeter than the drippings of the honeycomb.

I need a vacation:

to read
to relax
to reflect
to re-resolve
to repair my life
to reconnect to the Lord.

Somebody tell me where I can buy one of those.

k/thnx/bai.

Reaching down through our dying mess,
A mighty Hand created inside this chest
An insatiable lust for righteousness.

"And the Word became flesh and dwelt among us, and we have seen his glory, glory as of the only Son from the Father, full of grace and truth... And from his fullness we have all received, grace upon grace. For the law was given through Moses; grace and truth came through Jesus Christ."
John 1:14, 16-17

Currently digging:
(Books)
Finally Alive-John Piper
Why We're Not Emergent- Kevin DeYoung, Ted Kluck
The Life and Diary of David Brainerd- Jonathan Edwards
(Music)
Beggars-Thrice
Cold War Kids

A good catalyst for movie watching is getting your wisdom teeth out. In the past week Ive had the time to see some real gems.

Gangs of New York- 3 names that can (almost) never do wrong, DiCaprio, Day Lewis, and Scorsese. Great period flick.

Snatch- I luv brits, and Guy Richie is one of the funnier ones. Super Duper.

The Godfather Pt.2- I had never seen this landmark trilogy, so I am making my way through it. Pt.2 is 4.5 hours, but it never drags.


Doubt- One of the best purely acted movies I've seen in a long time. Meryl Streep kills it.

The Resurgence. If you didn't already know about this website then its time to check it out.

http://www.theresurgence.com

One of the newer articles on TheResurgence is about reformed rappers and their community in Philly.
Checkout some of my faves:
Shai Linne (I have his album "The Atonement" and its good)
http://www.myspace.com/shailinne
Stephen the Levite
http://www.myspace.com/stephenthelevite

And check out their label Lamp Mode fo sum moe gud stuff.
http://www.myspace.com/lampmode