We got to watch Sound of Freedom tonight. Go see this movie! Generous people have even provided free tickets.
Do We Actually ‘Hear’ Silence? | Scientific American
Does the brain actually “hear” silence as an input processed by its auditory system in the same way it does a car horn? Or does the organ instead infer these empty spaces by inserting place markers between sounds that are then perceived as the silent bits?
One time I was in an informal class with Yo-Yo Ma. He told us to “play the rests.”
If you like J. C. Ryle’s writing, you will want to read his recommendation of the puritan Thomas Manton. As Ryle explains his admiration for Manton, you also get a sense of what makes Ryle tick, and what he thinks makes a good man, writer, theologian, and preacher. It’s an inspiring portrait.
Listening to Tanto Tempo by Bebel Gilberto and waiting for the monsoons to samba over Tucson. 🎵
I took this picture of a balloon man in Eugene, OR. He was giving life and purpose to balloons in order to bless others. God does this when he re-forms people in Christ—“we are his workmanship”. If your life right now involves some painful twists and turns, consider: could God be re-forming you?
One of my all time fav things is Growing Native by Petey Mesquitey. These 5 min. celebrations of life in the borderlands have storytelling like G.K’s news from Lake Wobegon but are true and have more cactus. Long time fans will enjoy the Tucson Sentinel’s recent profile of the man behind the mic.
Want to fight perfectionism and dementia while boosting confidence and creativity? Do things you’re bad at.
Fred Sanders considers the doctrine of God found in the Declaration of Independence.
