Weekend Favorites

• Grace doesn't avoid the appearance of evil, it runs straight into it. Awesome blog post for the religious peeps here: http://networkedblogs.com/m396a

• Lil Wayne -- How To Love:

Woman at the Well

Christians and "Salvation"

Rachel Held Evans posted on her blog a thought-provoking article by Caleb Wilde on the the Christian view of "salvation."


Read it here: What Do You Have to Know to Be Saved?

Women in Religion

"We live in a world in great need of healing. And there are people across the globe offering to dedicate their lives toward this healing; yet, they are denied simply because they are women." 


Read the article here: Female Jet Pilot? Sure. Preacher? No.

Break the Mirror

In the morning

After taking cold shower
—–what a mistake—–
I look at the mirror.

There, a funny guy,
Grey hair, white beard, wrinkled skin,
—–what a pity—–
Poor, dirty, old man!
He is not me, absolutely not.

Land and life
Fishing in the ocean
Sleeping in the desert with stars
Building a shelter in the mountains
Farming the ancient way
Singing with coyotes
Singing against nuclear war–
I’ll never be tired of life.
Now I’m seventeen years old,
Very charming young man.

I sit down quietly in lotus position,
Meditating, meditating for nothing.
Suddenly a voice comes to me:
“To stay young,
To save the world,
Break the mirror.”

By Nanao Sakaki