Those who reject tradition suffer because they have no standard outside themselves, and those who see God’s words as frozen end up worshipping a dead God.
Alan Lew, from One God Clapping (via Velveteen Rabbi)
Interesting finding from our basement. The lady who owned our house before us passed away, leaving nearly a hundred jars of canned goods. J cleaned them out years ago, but one of her extra jars, coated with dust, remained unexamined. Cinderella peanut butter. No idea how old this is.
Lilah naps on our front porch. On top of the basil. Good kitty.
YA fiction to help teens cope with mental health issues
another gem from BoingBoing.
We must be prepared to make the same heroic sacrifices for the cause of peace that we make ungrudgingly for the cause of war.
Albert Einstein (via revnaomiking)
http://www.rabbirochelle.com/kamins/Thesis.html
A portion of Rabbi Rochelle Kamins’ thesis on rethinking tattooed Jews such as myself.
One way to discern calling is to consider your gifting, passion and experience. To be “called’ is far less mystical than many would like
David Fairchild (via thereforethecross)
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