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My friends, the real life Bob and Linda Belcher.

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Clear eyes, full hearts.

"I have been convinced for a long time that what is miscalled the middle of the road is actually the most radical and the most difficult position that a citizen can take - much more difficult and radical than either reaction or rebellion… Rebellion too often doesn’t distinguish sufficiently, and it commonly rebels against too much… And reaction has nothing to do but cling - all life becomes a hanging on, a clutching. Neither extreme has to think, to sort out, to make discriminations, judgments, to act rationally. All it has to do is throb, and sometimes it throbs with an admirable courage."

- Wallace Stegner

Timshel

Cold is the water
It freezes your already cold mind
Already cold, cold mind
And death is at your doorstep
And it will steal your innocence
But it will not steal your substance

I have been in the midst of an ongoing discussion with someone I consider a teacher, a friend, and generally a positive influence on my day-to-day. While the topics of our conversations have ranged from homosexuality, democracy, evolution, and beyond, the central theme has revolved around choice, particularly in regards to Steinbeck’s dealing with the Hebrew word “Timshel.”

But you are not alone in this
And you are not alone in this
As brothers we will stand and we’ll hold your hand
Hold your hand

It’s the idea that we have the opportunity, and the responsibility to maintain a choice. Without a choice we are lost. Without a choice we can simply let life happen to us. Without a choice we can refuse to think, invent, or wonder about the world around us.

And you are the mother
The mother of your baby child
The one to whom you gave life
And you have your choices
And these are what make man great
His ladder to the stars

I read East of Eden several years ago. Hope made me read it. I think it was a test to make sure I was marriage material. But now I’m finally starting to realize the depth of Steinbeck’s message. The importance of choice is phenomenal. The importance of ‘thou mayest’ is beyond anything else.

But you are not alone in this
And you are not alone in this
As brothers we will stand and we’ll hold your hand
Hold your hand

As Christians (some of you are not, I understand) I think a lot of us tend to stop thinking about our faith, and just accept what we hear from the pulpit. As Americans I think we tend to do the same thing. I think it’s pretty clear that none of us really have it all figured out. Just because a man who went to bible college tells you that women should not have abortions, is no reason to believe it.

Choice is what makes Christianity so beautiful. I’m not talking about choosing to believe or not to believe in a Christian God. I’m talking about man’s responsibility to choose, all the while knowing that the God of the Universe is waiting on the other side of that choice to love you either way.

My opinions haven’t really changed about the topics we’ve been discussing (not that our opinions really differed all that much anyway). However, this revelation of the freedom that choosingprovides has awakened something that is eager to evaluate the choices that are consistently available throughout the life of a human being.

But I will tell the night
Whisper, “Lose your sight”
But I can’t move the mountains for you

“my man MCA’s got a beard like a billy goat”

sad day.

plant parts

Tim: Who remembers what this plant is called?
3rd grader: ARROW LEAF BALL SACK!

3rd grade theology

Teacher: what came first, the chicken or the egg?
3rd grader #1: Adam and Eve!
3rd grader #2: yeah, heavenly father, like, made Adam, and then he ate some berries or something, and he got killed or something. I don't really know.

I’m in the library of congress. Your move Kerouac. (Taken with instagram)

I always get the nervous tinkles #showtime (Taken with instagram)

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