Wondering about this ( Read more... )

This evening, something prompted me to read some old story bits that I had written about eight years ago. It triggered something inside ( Read more... )

"But thanks be to God,
   who gives us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ." 1 Corinthians 15:57

"Now thanks be to God
   who always leads us in triumph in Christ,
      and through us diffuses the fragrance of His knowledge in every place." 2 Corinthians 2:14

How can we call others to a God whom we ourselves do not love and honor?

That's the thought that's been rolling around in my mind lately. And so, this line of the ancient Akkadian story Atra-hasis jumped out at me: "He spoke [with his god] And his god [spoke] with him." (original: itamu itti ilishu / u suu ilshu ittishu itamu) -Atra-hasis by ( Read more... )

The only way that sweet thankfulness could have any meaning would be if there was a God overall behind it all. I will keep believing that and live in the midst of these simple, glorious wonders.

Okok I have to rant this ( Read more... )

Yesterday, oh so long ago, I attended a session on Cha-no-yu ( Read more... )

The weather has shifted.

Haru wa soko ni kite'ta!Why is it that I think the most when the weather is changing? Maybe that goes along with the same unwritten law that says that more stuff can get done when one is already busy or that during periods of conflict, theories float around everywhere ( Read more... )

My day was going strong until the end and now I just feel guilty and confused ( Read more... )

Hiwatari-kun withdraw

IneedtoseemoreepisodewithmyHiwatarikunoffmakingwarwithwings!Anyways ( Read more... )