1. If you read my entry on March 30 about Arvo Part, I found a review of his music in the New Yorker archives from 2002 that expands on the beauty of his music. I received my CD in the mail yesterday - I bought his latest album titled In Principio ("In the Beginning"), that has 5 works set in the Book of John. Lovely.
2. For those of you who told me where Estonia actually is... thank you.
3. I got an official Westmont College email address - ksoifer@westmont.edu - AND a Westmont ID card in preparation for my Mayterm class, which starts on May 11. So far, I have 10 students signed up. Quite stoked about that. Some of you who have known me for a long time are allowed to have a little giggle that I'm working at Westmont. I'm excited!
4. I've just been asked to provide the speaking/training for a day-long retreat for the Kids Club ministries in Santa Barbara, scheduled for May 2. This is going to be fantastic - the leaders from the Eastside, the Westside and Goleta are all coming together. A dream come true! I'm so impressed with what these ministries are doing, week in and week out.
5. Here's a quote to ponder that I read this week:
I cannot talk about God or sin or grace... without at the same time talking about those parts of my own experience where these ideas became compelling and real.
Frederick Buechner
Frederick Buechner
I would say that this is, in part, the motivation behind this blog. I write about what I know...
I have staked my life on the transforming power of God's grace, plain and simple. But I find I cannot speak too convincingly of it apart from the experience I have with grace in my own life and in the lives of those I see & know. The line between "orthodoxy" and "orthopraxy" is blurred for me. As I continuously learn of grace in God's word, I see it more... as I experience God's grace personally - gently and subtly at times - I then see it in every part of God's word.
I'm so grateful for how your lives are teaching me too. Praise Him.
Hi Kelly,
ReplyDeleteso I had to go take a look at Arvo Part myself and watched an interview w/Bjork done in 1997 . . .or so. I listened also to some of his music, very haunting and beautiful. He said it is 2 lines, one sinner/subjective and somewhat more complicated and one of forgiveness, objective and clear and simple. I have never gone to watch Bjork before . . .fyi-
I'm guessing you found the interview on youtube? I'll have to check it. Part is Russian Orthodox.
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