a few things i've been meaning to mention but haven't had the time to do so:
(1) uncommon goods is one of my new favorite browsing grounds.
(2) my readymade mag subscription should have arrived by now but alas it has not graced my mailbox. why you gotta make a sister wait so, i ask?!
(3) of note in blogs i peruse, there is the newest addition (to me) of drew's blog to the dubyadubyadubya. it's a pity i had to find out by link to another blog! but i'll forgive & forget since he & his work crew will be performing around here soonly.
(4) i'd be remiss not to mention that shua's newest addition, hrtwrk.com began beating on february 14. i was busy elsewhere with some valentiney plans so i'm a bit late to the game but you won't want to miss. that kid has talent. i haven't talked to him in ages though but i'm guessing that since hrtwrk's beating he's alive & well.
(5) three more weeks until i am in pennyslvania with eric. it is my hope much will be determined then. prayers are coveted.
and now time for the weekend update.
headed to lynchburg to visit with holly & andy. they bought a new place over the summer & holly & i seem to always have opposing weekend plans so this has been in the works since last fall. her job as an international student recruiter for randolph-macon women's college keeps her busy traveling much of the year. at any rate, it turned out to be somewhat of a working weekend for her as she had to attend a seminar entitled Pathways to Understanding II: Media Images of Islam and America at Home and Abroad. being a good (& curious) friend, i was happy to go along with her to keep her company.
i found the seminar both interesting & vague, although we did only attend one morning session. the speaker for that session was nihad awad, the executive director and co-founder of the council on american-islamic relations. there were many allusions to misperception by americans of the muslim faith, as well as phrasings that were correct in theory, but upon closer examination were incorrect. for example, he made statements several times to the effect that islam, christianity & judaism were all sister faiths. he also indicated that christians need to back of of believing that they need Jesus because they already know Jesus. one could argue that while islam was descended from ishmael, that alone does not make it a sister faith. one can also argue that they may know a Jesus, but not in particular my Jesus.
this article from the local paper described the event before it happened but i have yet to find an article detailing the outcome of the day. i was impressed with the calibre of speakers they were able to procure for such an event.
i was also impressed with RMWC's chapel design, which prompted me to take pictures which i'll post momentarily.
the weekend was not documented as much in pictures as i might wish, but it does give a quaint picture of holly & andy's newest abode & their funny little dog.
i'im quite blessed to have friends that i've had since i was but a babe in the woods. which reminds me of the time holly & myself & a couple others got lost in the woods when i was about age 7. apparently i wasn't so concerned that we managed to walk over 5 miles from our house in the woods; i was more concerned that my mom would be mad that i wasn't home for dinner.
my, how times have changed.
(1) uncommon goods is one of my new favorite browsing grounds.
(2) my readymade mag subscription should have arrived by now but alas it has not graced my mailbox. why you gotta make a sister wait so, i ask?!
(3) of note in blogs i peruse, there is the newest addition (to me) of drew's blog to the dubyadubyadubya. it's a pity i had to find out by link to another blog! but i'll forgive & forget since he & his work crew will be performing around here soonly.
(4) i'd be remiss not to mention that shua's newest addition, hrtwrk.com began beating on february 14. i was busy elsewhere with some valentiney plans so i'm a bit late to the game but you won't want to miss. that kid has talent. i haven't talked to him in ages though but i'm guessing that since hrtwrk's beating he's alive & well.
(5) three more weeks until i am in pennyslvania with eric. it is my hope much will be determined then. prayers are coveted.
and now time for the weekend update.
headed to lynchburg to visit with holly & andy. they bought a new place over the summer & holly & i seem to always have opposing weekend plans so this has been in the works since last fall. her job as an international student recruiter for randolph-macon women's college keeps her busy traveling much of the year. at any rate, it turned out to be somewhat of a working weekend for her as she had to attend a seminar entitled Pathways to Understanding II: Media Images of Islam and America at Home and Abroad. being a good (& curious) friend, i was happy to go along with her to keep her company.
i found the seminar both interesting & vague, although we did only attend one morning session. the speaker for that session was nihad awad, the executive director and co-founder of the council on american-islamic relations. there were many allusions to misperception by americans of the muslim faith, as well as phrasings that were correct in theory, but upon closer examination were incorrect. for example, he made statements several times to the effect that islam, christianity & judaism were all sister faiths. he also indicated that christians need to back of of believing that they need Jesus because they already know Jesus. one could argue that while islam was descended from ishmael, that alone does not make it a sister faith. one can also argue that they may know a Jesus, but not in particular my Jesus.
this article from the local paper described the event before it happened but i have yet to find an article detailing the outcome of the day. i was impressed with the calibre of speakers they were able to procure for such an event.
i was also impressed with RMWC's chapel design, which prompted me to take pictures which i'll post momentarily.
the weekend was not documented as much in pictures as i might wish, but it does give a quaint picture of holly & andy's newest abode & their funny little dog.
i'im quite blessed to have friends that i've had since i was but a babe in the woods. which reminds me of the time holly & myself & a couple others got lost in the woods when i was about age 7. apparently i wasn't so concerned that we managed to walk over 5 miles from our house in the woods; i was more concerned that my mom would be mad that i wasn't home for dinner.
my, how times have changed.
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