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Wed Jan 13

“ …the more I trust in Christ’s redemption to be sufficient, the less overtly religious I am. And, quite honestly, the more suspect overtly religious people become to me. When I’m with somebody who talks zealously about faith, about Jesus, about the Bible, after a while, I find myself wondering whether or not their faith is strong at all. For instance, if I were with somebody who kept talking about how much they loved their wife, going on loudly and profusely, intuitively I would wonder whether or not they were struggling in their marriage. I would wonder whether they were trying to convince me they loved their wife, or if they were just trying to convince themselves. Faith in Christ, for me, is similar. It’s intimate and private. I’m not comfortable giving loud prayers. I’m more comfortable giving quiet prayers, intimate prayers. Often alone, in fact. Of course there is a time for proclamations, but that’s the key, isn’t it? There’s a time. I love that the New Testament is mostly intimate letters written to small groups of people who met in homes. I like the quiet authenticity of our faith. Donald Miller (via azspot)

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Thu Jan 7

kellyreeves:

So, a friend and I are going to San Francisco (my first time!) next weekend. It’s a super short trip, and we do have a couple obligations, but I’d love to know any tips on the must-sees and dos. (Aside from bugging these two to hang)

What should we do?

Joanna and I went up there for 2 days over Christmas and loved the city.

Ride the cable/street car, walk the bridge, go to a vegan/hippie/gluten-free/hipster cafe for brunch (the food is actually awesome) drink SF-roasted coffee, walk the winding Lombard Street!

Also, the Mission neighborhood is really cool with some great food.

Muir Woods is beautiful and awe-inspiring (and easy to get to).

Bring a jacket (it may be California but remember it is Northern California).

Wander the streets with the sole purpose of admiring the architecture, especially since you are coming from the city, you will be blown away by the beautiful apartment buildings EVERYWHERE.

Random bonus thoughts:

It is seriously a great city - and I am saying that after living in New York for 2 years. It just had a great feel; you could tell that the people who lived there have a pride/swagger about them, like they know their city is kickass and they want you to know it. The city is clean, but not too clean; it has some of that endearing grit and hardness that I love so much about New York (for example, we parked our car when we first got there right next to a pile of dirty needles). Being so well known for being the Mecca of Homosexuality also gave it an implicit sexiness that all great cities need. They have interesting/rich history mixed with new progressive culture that balances the city and provides a grounded feel.

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Tue Jan 5

A Mocha Azteca from Caffe Sospeso.

I’ve always seen pictures of delicious drinks with steamed milk art on the top and today I finally had one IRL.

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Mon Dec 21

davidcho:

Christmas is ruined:
Sent via BlackBerry by AT&T

The reasons for this:

3.4 oz of liquid
Unfaithful starring Richard Gere and Diane Lane

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Sat Dec 19

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Wed Dec 16

“ The problem isn’t that Christians aren’t doing their share to address the ills of poverty and injustice. The problem is that we too often see our efforts as supplementary to our Christianity. Care for the poor and suffering should be at the core of our Christian faith because it is at the core of God’s desire — written large across the pages of the Bible. Christians losing their way (via azspot)

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Tue Dec 15

“ Power without love is reckless and abusive, and love without power is sentimental and anemic. Power at its best is love implementing the demands of justice, and justice at its best is power correcting everything that stands against love.

Martin Luther King, Jr.

(via azspot)

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Wed Dec 9

“ I want to start an urban, Chinese fast food chain called Wok It Out.

davidcho

lolzzz

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Wed Dec 2

yourdp:

hilker:

This Microsoft store is trying too hard

Sometimes it is as if Microsoft is intentionally trying to meet the “I’m a PC” stereotype from those Mac commercials…