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Seattle’s Salon of Shame

Seattle’s Salon of Shame
The idea is simple: Seattle writers stand before you and read their middle school diary passages, high school poetry, unsent letters, and other bits of horribly shameful, outrageously entertaining adolescent writing. It’s cathartic for readers and hilarious for listeners. Everybody wins when it comes to embarrassment!

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give away your money too

Wanna know what Shane Claiborne does with the revenue from his book The Irresistible Revolution?
He gives it away. Check out the list of organizations and ministries that share the profits from the book.
Tags: Shane Claiborne, The Irresistible Revoltion, New Monasticism, Generosity, The Simple Way
 

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I will draw all

Have you noticed Jesus says, “I will draw all,” not, “I will draw some.” I will draw — I will draw all — all — all will become insiders. None is an outsider in this family. All. All. Black, white, red, yellow, rich, poor, educated, not educated, beautiful, not so beautiful, male, female, young, old, [...]

irrelevance

“…I am deeply convinced that the Christian leader of the future is called to be completely irrelevant and to stand in this world with nothing to offer but his or her own vulnerable self.”
-Henri Nouwen

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OPEN CITY

I absolutely love this kind of things.
 Graffiti Research Lab » OPEN CITY
From March 1st - April 7th, the Graffiti Research Lab is declaring NYC an OPEN CITY. All the streets and walls have been turned over to the bombers, pranksters and protesters. As a triumph for the GRL’s foreign conquests, and for all the [...]

Giving up Lent for Lent

Giving up Lent for Lent, by Diana Butler-Bass
A few years ago, I stopped struggling with my bad attitude toward Lent. I gave up Lent for Lent. I skipped Ash Wednesday, made no promises to God, and instituted no rigorous prayer schedule. I wanted to enjoy one March with no onerous spiritual obligations.An odd thing happened, [...]

Journey of the Heart: Henri Nouwen Video

Journey of the Heart: Media Panel (HenriNouwen.org)
Journey of the Heart: the life of Henri Nouwen is a powerful 60 minute video on the life of Henri Nouwen produced by Windborne Productions in 2003. Clips in this medial panel are used with the kind permission of Windborne Productions.

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very true, at least for me

Where is human nature so weak as in the bookstore?
Henry Ward Beecher (1813 - 1887)
 Quotes of the Day - The Quotations Page

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epiScope

epiScope - The Episcopal Church Blog

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Chomsky on Why Bush Does Diplomacy Mafia-Style

Chomsky on Why Bush Does Diplomacy Mafia-Style  Noam Chomsky explains what he thinks the U.S. will do to Iran, what is really at stake for America in Iraq, and why Palestinians are more likely to uphold their peace agreements than Israelis.
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Tags: noam chomsky, chomsky, democracy, bush, iraq, politics

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