"...yet in the wizards face he saw at first only lines of care and sorrow; though as he looked more intently he perceived that under all there was a great joy; A fountain of mirth, enough to set a kingdom laughing were it to gush forth." This is joy! (from Lord of the Rings)
Hi thanks for painting my fav bird 🙃
“There are many things that can only be seen through eyes that have cried”
- Archbishop Oscar Romero
“There is someone out there with a wound in the exact shape of your words."—heard from James Clear
Happy 25th Anniversary to those who remember...
Gandalf: “Mr. Baggins…I am very fond of you, but you are only quite a little fellow in a wide world after all!” Bilbo: “Thank Goodness!” Humility is a relief. Being a big deal is a burden. @gavinortlund.bsky.social
@chuckdegroat.bsky.social Thank you so much for this book! It was an incredible blessing to me and I have already been using it in my pastoral counseling. I also loved the chapter on addiction. I've never saw it with that perspective. Also appreciated your vulnerability of being a wounded healer.
Reading this right now! Are you?
"Some of the best things that have ever happened...have happened in the darkest places, and some of the worst in well-lit churches." Barbara Brown Taylor
Thought you might enjoy this 😂
On holidays I always think how one day we who’ve placed our faith in Jesus will all sit together at the great feast. And we will have the most marvelous food and the finest wine. And we will raise our glasses to the glorious Head of our table. And we will laugh and sing and love each other so much.
It’s one thing to be grateful. It’s another to give thanks. Gratitude is what you feel. Thanksgiving is what you do. –Tim Keller
They seemed to speak for all the unlived parts of me, and they came with a force and dazzle that I couldn't contain. They seemed to explode the boundaries of my existence. I know now that they were the clamor of a new self struggling to be born.” Sue Monk Kidd
“I had awakened to a growing darkness and cacophony, as if something in the depths were crying out. A whole chorus of voices. Orphaned voices.
CS Lewis: I think we delight to praise what we enjoy because the praise not merely expresses but completes the enjoyment; it is its appointed consummation.
“Praising him is something we get to do; it is the reward, not the fee.” Sam Allberry
Salutations!
I’m somewhere between some pig and terrific
This is the story arc of my life:
Some pig --> terrific --> radiant --> humble
I like reading and I was a chaplain too for a little bit. Being a chaplain really opened my eyes about myself and how to listen better and love better.
Rereading Narnia currently
Wonderful!! Not too far from you in Ellington, CT.
I captured this moment last Saturday night when Taylor Swift came out on stage for the first time—pure wonder, joy, and awe radiating through my girls' faces 🥹. It reminds me how much more our Father in Heaven delights over us in our moments of delight in His blessings.
LOST is epic! Best show ever, even with weird 6th season. Just rewatched it for the third time! This time with my 14 yo.
Great time meditating today on Heb 3:1-2. Give thoughtful attention to the faithful Jesus, our great Apostle and High Priest, sent for us to make atonement for our sin.