President Obama at the National Prayer Breakfast 2011
From this morning:
Summing up my life with a painting
[Click to enlarge] A few weeks ago, I went to the National Gallery. And while I was there, I came across Thomas Cole, a British-born American painter, and his four-piece series, “The Voyage of Life,” which really spoke to me. In particular, the third painting, depicting “Manhood,” and its accompanying explanation: Storm and cloud enshroud …
Van Jones on social justice and plastic pollution
I love Van Jones. He has a way of drawing people in to a biblical worldview (especially of caring for creation) without necessarily using biblical language. He makes things make sense. Here he talks about the poor and the planet and plastic pollution.
If I keep going at this rate …
Previously on “Justin @The District Church” Washington, DC: Chapter 2 (October 11, 2010) Beginning November (and the Leadership Residency) (November 1, 2010) Why The District Church? (November 18, 2010) My First Sermon (December 15, 2010) What a difference a year makes (December 29, 2010) Happy 2011! I hope your year has begun well and that, …
No great ecstasies are needed to discover the love of God
Henri Nouwen, The Genesee Diary: I wonder if I really have listened carefully enough to the God of history, the God of my history, and have recognized him when he called me by my name, broke the bread, or asked me to cast out my nets after a fruitless day? Maybe I have been living …
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