holding to the good.

people. theology. traveling. Jesus. Russia. Islam. food. home.

something with soul.

Gone with the Wind. The Departed., , Recently: The Lives of Others. Munich

good ones.

ones that I can understand in Russian...

"God is not mute: the Word of God spoke, not out of a whirlwind, but out of the human larynx of a Palestinian Jew" - Philip Yancey.

"Prayer is leading the hurt of every sorrow to the well of every joy. Prayer ties our hearts with God and with one another."

"Procrastination is the art of keeping up with yesterday."

"Where were you last night?"
"That was so long ago I don't remember."
"Will I see you tonight?"
"I never make plans that far ahead."


"Happiness isn't happiness without a violin playing goat."

"It is not the level of our spirituality that we can depend on. It is God and nothing less than God, for the work is God's and the call is God's and everything is summoned by Him and to His purposes, the whole scene, the whole mess, the whole package--our bravery and our cowardice, our love and our selfishness, our strengths and our weaknesses....'we are no better than pots of earthenware to contain this treasure, and this proves that such transcendent power does not come from us, but is God's alone.'" -Elizabeth Elliot

"With enough courage you can do without a reputation."


"It'll all be ok in the end. If if it's not ok, it's not the end."