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The Rare Book Room

Did you know John Chrysostom was an early Church Father of Constantinople? Did you know he was called Chrysostom because he was such a good speaker? Just try saying Chrysostom. “Chrys-os-tom.” Don’t you feel like a great speaker? Chrysostom essentially means golden-mouthed. It is a combination of two Greek words. I learned this awhile back when I visited Powell’s Rare BookContinue reading “The Rare Book Room”

Summer Update

Well friends…it’s been a long time since the last post. Here’s why: Two weeks ago I was finishing finals at the seminary. One week ago I was loading up the car with all of our belongings. Then I drove 34 hours in three days. Over the past few days, my wife and I have beenContinue reading “Summer Update”

Q (3)

This is my last discussion on Q, I think. There are two reasons I’ve given so much time to it: 1) it is a high-caliber conference that many people admire; 2) when you hear 40 presentations in two and a half days, there’s a lot to talk about. What were some of the 40 presentations? Well, broadly speaking, theyContinue reading “Q (3)”

Q (2)

As I mentioned in the last post, Q was about asking questions. In this post, I don’t want to answer the softball questions like, “Did you have a good time?” “Did you like it?” “Was it cool?” I want to explore bigger questions like, “What was the underlying message of the conference?” “What did IContinue reading “Q (2)”

Q

Q is a letter. Q is also the name of a conference. The leader of the Q conference said that Q stands for questions, because the focus of the conference is asking questions, not giving answers. It’s not called A. It’s called Q. So I went to the Q conference, and I asked people questions. I don’t likeContinue reading “Q”

Werd Plae

wer-dz r fuh-knee. Wii yous th-m ev-re-dae butt rair-ley due wii cun-sid-r wat wii r due-ng. Hear, eye hav maid cent-in-ses whith tha saym s-ow-nds butt dif-r-int spel-ngs. Thadz ahl wii due wen wii reed, iznt iht? N-tr-prt sownds? Hoo cairs abowt tha spel-ng? Englsh teechrs? Reeding stuph lighk thiz iz’nt az difi-colt az eye im-ahjind. Ihtz a phun x-ersize doughn’tContinue reading “Werd Plae”

A Thought on Forgiveness

I have a friend–well kind of a friend, more like an acquaintance, who if we had more time to get to know each other, would be a friend. A person like that. In my life. Every other Monday. Anyways, this friend wrote a poem. It’s a really beautiful poem, but I can’t post it hereContinue reading “A Thought on Forgiveness”