Category: Art
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Orsinine: Eleventh Night, or As You Love It
Hat tip to William Shakespeare Act 1, Scene 1. Orisino: Fool! Play me a love song. Fool: But I thought you wert sick of being in love with the Lady Olivia. Art thou even more fool than I? O. Exactly! I want to gorge on love and vomit it up,…
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Dream: Bi-Cycle Desegregation
On the one hand, all of us on both sides share the same visceral disgust of the unclean. / Far worse than the mere contempt They have for Us. / Letting the untouchables roam freely would spark a violent reaction and further entrenchment.
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The UnGiver FINALE, Part 6/6: BloodHeart
“Strike me down, will you? Ready to take my place, and inherit my powers? Do it, then! Let someone else bear this burden, this unending torment. Kill me now, and damn yourself to hell.”
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The UnGiver, Part 5/6: BleakHeart
I sit at a table with my brother and apparently-not-dead long-lost Father. Refugees in a small shed on the estate of our mad mother. Wondering how in the name of the Emperor-Beyond-The-Sea I will find the Gift that can restore our family. When all I can look at is the…
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The UnGiver, Part 4/6: BoundHeart
The bottom falls out. Literally. The ground in front of the door opens up and swallows the two of them. Then seals up behind them. The birds, which had paused at their screams, resume their idle chatter. Leaving no sign they had ever been there.
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If I Were Hamas: An Exercise in Empathy
I can imagine being a true believer in Hamas… / If I knew a cure for this horrid compulsion, I would have used it. But from what I can see of the world outside, no such cure exists.
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Connect Others With Jesus Challenge – Day 2 Homework
Jesus was playing with me, like a girl with her Barbie.
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Dream: Family County
My first thought / When I woke up / Was that this was what the church should be / What our family should become…
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Dream: Prince of Nerds
I even win an award. “Mr. Popular” It includes the right to crash any party. Not just at nerd camp. Any camp. (Though it may just be honorary)
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Earnest the Sinner vs Narrator
“Listen, I’ve been playing your little narrative games for years now. And frankly I’m getting a little sick of it. It’s time we finally had an honest talk.”
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Dream: Mighty Fortress
He asks me if I want a “fortress piece.” / I see he’s gotten out one of his MTG-style card games. / I assumed this means a special box-like thing for holding the cards. / But he’s pointing to a coffee cup. / White, ceramic, tapered at the bottom.
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The UnGiver, Part 3/6: BrokeHeart
“My heart will only be truly free when we have paid our debt to the Emperor-beyond-the-sea, and I myself see him restore all that I wrongfully stole from you.”
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Dream: Empathy Box
Because I feel boxed in when I have empathy for people I can’t understand or don’t feel I can help?
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Dream: Dog Guard
Something is wrong. She should not be here. There’s supposed to be a fence in our front yard.
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Revival Vs Church: Reflecting on “Avengers Christmas”
So what becomes of the church? It will focus on two things: 1. Corporate acts of mercy (represented by Santa) 2. Celebrating heroic expressions of Jesus (represented by the Avengers — and Santa)
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Dream: Glory to God / Avenger Christmas
I am at Golden Gate Park in San Francisco. / One of the (secular) bands is making everyone sing: Glory to God. / “Pretty wild, right?”
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7/11 Immanuel Encounter: Un-Secret Garden
Q: What are you most excited about for the future? A: My date with Jesus
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Dream: Cold Dead Hands
I’m sure many of the guests are hoping some of the other monsters are real, and will kill us before the night is out.
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The UnGiver, Part 2/6: BraveHeart
Robbing: Well, sometimes Father would make cryptic or fanciful statements about getting a message from the emperor. I always assumed they were childish fairy tales to amuse us. But now I wonder… BraveHeart: Whether they were real, and the Hermit was the messenger of the emperor!
Radically Happy 