Bonhoeffer

Inspired to start up my reading-of-physical-books again... <3 books="" div="" for="" friends="" love="" thankful="" too="" who="">

Some pretty spectacular Bonhoeffer quotes: http://www.relevantmagazine.com/culture/books/12-essential-bonhoeffer-quotes#JsvaSoRsv87o9B1V.99

New word of the day

Phronesis (Ancient Greek: φρόνησις, phronēsis) is a Greek word for a type of wisdom or intelligence. It is more specifically a type of wisdom relevant to practical things, requiring an ability to discern how or why to act virtuously and encourage practical virtue, excellence of character, in others.

(thank you Wikipedia for the definition)

In other news, finally starting up a prayer journal again... My scraps of paper and failing memory are just not enough anymore! 

Also - exciting project that I've been working on with some friends over the past (wow has it been 9 months already???) few months, finally coming to fruition! 832society.com/symposium

*Learning lots: delegation is SO important! asking for help! wow, what a blessing! dependence and initiative together are powerful. have been described as a "social introvert". so thankful for older-and-wiser brothers and sisters. God is so good!

And a verse that stood out to me this weekend: We do not know what to do, but our eyes are on you. (2 Chron 20:12)

Love

From Bell Hooks' book, "All About Love":

"If our society had a commonly held understanding of the meaning of love, the act of loving would not be so mystifying... Deep affection does not adequately describe love's meaning..."

"Imagine how much easier it would be for us to learn how to love if we began with a shared definition... [Psychiatrist M. Scott Peck] defines love as 'the will to extend one's self for the purpose of nurturing one's own or another's spiritual growth." Explaining further, he continues: 'Love is as love does. Love is an act of will -- namely both an intention and an action. Will also implies choice. We do not have to love. We choose to love.' Since the choice must be made to nurture growth, this definition counters the more widely accepted assumption that we love instinctually."