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Crow Peak ride
The deep winds of the soul
Nothing shows the direction of the deep winds of the soul like the demand for radical, sin-destroying, Christ-exalting joy in God. John Piper, When I Don't Desire God, 31 …
Proportional simplicity according to Thoreau
In proportion as he simplifies his life, the laws of the universe will appear less complex, and solitude will not be solitude, nor poverty poverty, nor weakness weakness. Henry David Thoreau …
R W Glenn on plain, old work and the gospel
It is all too common for Christians to think that service to God is something that takes place either in the context of the local church — teaching Sunday school, shoveling the church sidewalks, leading a small group — or something that brings explicitly Christian teaching into the world by using your job as a platform for …
Paper bike
Pipes and theories that don’t hold water
The society which scorns excellence in plumbing because plumbing is a humble activity and tolerates shoddiness in philosophy because it is an exalted activity will have neither good plumbing nor good philosophy. Neither its pipes nor its theories will hold water. John Gardner …
…it was too easy anyway
If you are not hungry, you are carrying too much food. If you are warm, you have too many clothes. If you are not frightened, you have too much gear. If you get up your climb, it was too easy anyway. Victor Saunders (?) …
Not your average roadie!
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More business advice from Derek Webb
I would encourage any artist starting out to think about playing music for a living as running a small business because that’s what it is . . . There’s an investment season and a season when you reap the benefits. You need to keep your overhead low and control your costs. Derek Webb …