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Harbinger of Soul in 2010
In: Soul
2 Jan 2010Parameters can uniquely (and perhaps, paradoxically) unleash creativity by eliminating what isn’t and focusing on what is. If our tools are a sandbox and our hands, we probably shouldn’t make a sandwich. But all sorts of beautiful, profound & brilliant things can happen if we embrace what the sandbox is. Sure, we might [...]
My Brother & Me
In: Soul
31 Oct 2009This is Steve (on the left), my brother, who I deeply love.
Today is his birthday.
While others spend Halloween being someone they aren’t, I spend it remembering who I am, and celebrating who Steve is.
Happy birthday, Steve. Looking forward to seeing you soon.
Ten Months in Review
29 Oct 2009November’s almost here, which means I have two months to complete my goals for 2009. This year, I made ten goals: Five for work, five for my personal life. Where I currently stand is very telling:
Work: five out of five in motion, three of which are fully completed
Personal: one out of five [...]
Soul: Winter Garden
13 Aug 2009I’m spending a day doing sermon prep for the sneak preview and the first two weeks of Greenhouse. Up nine escalators in three locations, at the top of Harold Washington Library is one of Chicago’s most serene spaces, the Winter Garden, so named because in the winter it would feel like a springtime garden [...]
Soul Roundup
In: Soul
2 Aug 2009Hope you enjoyed two weeks of soul. My vacation & ultra-busy week leading up to vacation is over, so I’m back to posting (mostly) original material as of Monday. Got lots of Greenhouse & preaching stuff to finish up, and maybe a couple more Soul-ful surprises between now and then.
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Soul: Music from a Tree
2 Aug 2009This is the last of my two weeks of soul. But there will be more in the future. If you have something kind of awesome to share, send it my way. I’ll give you credit and linkage, where applicable.
Today: Creation collides with curiosity to create compelling compositions.
Soul: An Incomplete Manifesto for Growth
In: Soul
31 Jul 2009One of my favorite corners of all the internet: Bruce Mau Design’s Incomplete Manifesto for Growth:
“Written in 1998, the Incomplete Manifesto is an articulation of statements exemplifying Bruce Mau’s beliefs, strategies and motivations. Collectively, they are how we approach every project.”
Read the site for the perfectly written blurbs under each of these points (often just [...]
Soul: Dobby Gibson
In: Soul
29 Jul 2009I’ve recently begun reading poetry. Something weird happens to me (and I assume you) when I read poetry: I begin to write poetry. When I look at a painting, read a book or hear a song, I don’t paint, start chapter one or create a new tune. But poetry seems so accessible. [...]
Soul: Graffiti
In: Soul
28 Jul 2009Subversive and weird graffiti that shocks and stirs is potent to me.
I’ll leave the moral and legality issues to another blog. See tons more beginning here.
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