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…and there’s a ton of things I haven’t done that I should have done and yet I find myself strangely stilled, like all is right in the world (and I know it’s not even from my own experience of the world), like I can breathe, that my life is in slow-motion rather than 5th gear; it’s something like a poetic impulse without the poetry. There’s a lot of things mulling about inside that make me feel this way — our new Jars CD (linked below) Redemption Songs is one. I’ve uploaded the CD to my iPod and as I walk around the city, I am so utterly refreshed by the depth of language in those hymns we deem so inaccessible because of difficult tunes. “He will lift up your head” has been particularly stuck in me lately. Another thing is re-reading the article (again, linked below in Recommendations) on Christians and Environmental Positions and Laura’s short reflections on it; I’m again quite convicted and feel ready to do something about it.

Finally, I have had such a wonderful experience reading about and looking at Makoto Fujimura’spaintings. And I’m pretty inept at modern art, but this stuff is amazing. I think what really speaks to me is the way in which themes like Redemption, Grace, Atonement, and Mercy are portrayed in dazzling colours; hefty theological themes don’t lose their depth but when transformed through art resonate so much with me. Take a look through his web site, read his essays and a great tidbit or two on his faith and art. It will lift up your spirit.

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