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Creator and executive producer Ilene Chaiken, from left, actor Mia Kirshner (who plays Jenny Schecter) and actor Jennifer Beals (who plays Bette Porter), of the Showtime cable network's "The L Word," are photographed on the show's set in Vancouver, Canada on October 8, 2004. "The L Word" is a drama based on the lives of a group of lesbian women in Los Angeles, California.
Telle Smith of The Word Alive in Atlanta, Georgia
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I Believe above the storm a smallest prayer
will still be heard,
I believe that someone in the great somewhere
Hears every word,
Every time I hear a newborn baby cry,
Or touch a leaf, or see the sky,
Then I know why,
I believe.
Written by
by Ervin Drake, Irvin Graham, Jimmy Shirl and Al Stillman in 1953.
Someone told me this made explore but I was never able to find it...thanks!
(Word is a series of designs for books of the Bible. This is Word: 2 John. Find out more about Word.)
Like the Israelites wandering and waiting 40 years in the wilderness, you too have had to wait an extra week for a new Word design since I didn't post one last week. And just like Yahweh had mercy on the Israelites and let them enter the Promised Land, so too will I have mercy on you and give you a new Word design this week, even posting it a day early. (See how I subtly implied that you are like the impatient Israelites and I am like God Almighty? That's a little trick I like to call "spiritual abuse" and now I've just taught you how to do it too. Watch and learn, kids. Watch and learn.)
Hi, it's John. Sincerely, John.
If you measure the length of books of the Bible by the amount words they have, 2 John is the second shortest book at 303 words. Two weeks from now, we'll be on Jude which is the fourth shortest book (613 words) and next week's book, 3 John, takes the crown for shortest book in the Bible, coming in at 299 words. Why am I mentioning this? I'm glad you asked...
Biblical Design 101
When I arrive at a longer book like Genesis, Psalms or Matthew, it's fairly easy to find a passage to design. Often times the most difficult part about those books is narrowing down on which passage to choose, because there are so many good ones. However, doing a design for a short book can be pretty interesting challenge, especially when the book doesn't have a ton of strong visual language. What passage do I design when I can't find any passages to design? But when the Bible gives you water, you do your best to turn it into wine, right?
2 John really didn't have much that jumped out to me visually, so I went with what seemed to be John's central theme. Love. I'm not a Biblical scholar, but I think he picked up that whole "love" thing from some carpenter guy. In the absence of any huge inspiration, I usually just try to make a design look as cool as possible, taking the chance to try out a certain design style I like. For this design, I went back to a style that many designers have done, but Mark Weaver may be best known for it. One of my Micah designs also drew on Mark's style. (Make sure you check out Mark's amazing work if you haven't already.)
Hey, It's me and I'm begging.
This nearly 2 year long design project is nearing it's end and there are only 3 books left! Thanks again to all of you who have followed along, whether you started at Genesis or 1 John. I'd love to generate some buzz for the end of this project, so if you've enjoyed this series of designs, the free print giveaways and the great advice I dish out on things like spiritual abuse, please consider blabbing about my Word Designs on any and every social sharing channel you have. If you do, I guarantee that your mansion in heaven will double in size.*
* Guarantee is not guaranteed.
Do you know what is family?
Do you really understand what is behind the word family?
It give me a shock when I know the answer.
So long I never realize I don't know the real meaning of family..........
Here is the answer.......FAMILY = (F)ather (A)nd (M)other,(I) (L)ove (Y)ou
今天天氣特別好,所以去了烏來散步.
剛好有對父子來入鏡..
拍照的當時已五點多,陰天.烏來的山上還飄著毛毛雨.
色溫有點高,剛好 D3 更新至 2.02版有改善自動白平衡的精準度.
所以我只是單純自動白平衡,光圈 F1.4全開,測光也採A模式,並無曝光補償.
2010/12/25 更新，
為了慶祝有人在聖誕夜入手了85/1.4ZF，特別把這篇沈下去快一年的照片再讓它浮上來，用來表示我的敬意。
Zeiss Planar T* 85/1.4 ZF 的長處是在中長距離的散景，而AF85/1.4D就跟ZF比較下，則重擅長於中短距離的散景。而85的阻尼是ZF鏡裡最強的，阻尼會這麼緊是有道理的，因為在中長距離 ，大光圈的狀況下，景深淺很容易對不到焦。所以為了要精準對焦，85是所有ZF鏡裡面阻尼最緊的。目的是讓你可以精準對焦，控制景深。同時它也是ZF裡立體感最好的一支。不會用的人會說這支容易脱焦對不到。當你慢慢轉動對焦環在對焦時可以細細品味它，用它來拍二米內再用大光圈逼出散景，是浪費了這支鏡頭。
One kind word can warm three winter months.
- Japanese proverb
1.3 sec, f/22, ISO 200,focal length 22 mm, polarizing filter
www.intersectionconsulting.comWord of Mouth (WOM) is enigmatic - fairly straightforward and simple to understand yet elusive and difficult to engage, spread and sustain.
Here is are a few ideas/elements (of many) that make up word of mouth marketing: Viral Capacity; Consumer Empowerment; Positive Interactions and Lead Generation
Whenever I want to feel better about my life, I read Job. I'm not gonna try to paraphrase what happened to Job. Rather, I'll attempt to communicate the suckiness of his story through an exploration of a common curse word.
Job is the S**t
There is curse work in the english language that starts with an "s" and ends with a "t." This curse word is in a few common phrases like:
1. When she finds out, the s**t is gonna hit the fan.
2. That dude got the s**t kicked out of him.
3. Uh oh, she is in some deep s**t.
In those phrases, "s**t" is a negative thing. If you want to insult someone, express displeasure or describe a bad situation, "s**t" is your go-to word.
Here it is in a nutshell. The word "s**t" would feel insulted if someone called it "Job."
S**t, Job. You're old
One interesting thing about Job.... Even though it's in the middle of the Bible, most scholars say that is actually the oldest book. That means that almost all the people we've read about up to this point knew the story of Job. While I can't be positive about this next part (but you know I love to make wild speculations about the Bible), I'd bet that in the ancient Jewish culture they used "Job" in the same way we use "s**t." Three speculative examples:
1. You guys sold your brother into slavery and then lied and told your dad that an animal killed him? If your dad ever finds out, the Job is gonna hit the fan!
2. Dang, David! You kicked the Job out of Goliath!
3. Noah got drunk and did what?! He is in some deep Job.
I hope you're not expecting insight from me
Job is a dense and complicated book that raises a ton of questions about what God is like. My spiritual gift is sarcasm, not Biblical exegesis, so if you want to know more about Job, my pastor wrote a pretty good piece about it that I'd encourage you to check out.
Next week: Not all Psalms are happy...
[13-04-2016] Vandaag stond er een reis naar Maastricht op de planning voor de bezichtiging van de Flirts waar ik voor uitgenodigd was, maar eerst stond er een andere Flirt op het programma. De R-NET 2013 werd namelijk afgeleverd in Leidschendam. Ik heb het transport zowel op Gouda als op Den Haag HS op de foto, op die laatste plek Jake opgepikt, waarna de reis richting Maastricht begon. En overigens ook vroegtijdig eindigde toen onze trein in Houten een aanrijding met een persoon had. Na veel gebel met allerlei personen van de NS tot de conclusie dat we het niet meer zouden redden en dat er een andere datum geregeld zou worden. De rest van de dag doorgebracht door een stukje te OV-fietsen in Culemborg voor een tweetal UC's en daarna een avondje Gouda met Michel.
[Station HS, Den Haag, 10:59]
Strukton G1206 303001 [Carin] met NSR FLIRT TAG 2013 als trein 41780 Konstanz (D) - Leidschendam (NL).
Vandaag kwam de eerste FLIRT3 voor Arriva aan in Nederland. Hoewel de stellen ingezet zullen worden in Limburg werd toch gekozen voor Bad Bentheim als grensovergang. Hier kwam de trein rond 19.55 achter Strukton-loc 303008 het land binnen.
Toen de trein gepasseerd was aan de Zandsteenweg kon ik de trein nog één keer vrij makkelijk inhalen: in Hengelo moet namelijk achter de Intercity vertrokken worden. Tussen Hengelo en Borne passeert de trein mij voor de laatste keer op industrieterrein De Veldkamp, waar ik al balancerend op een doorgebogen paaltje deze foto maakte.
The Power of the Lord | Christian Movies " In the Deep of Winter" | The Testimonies of a Christians
Her name is Xiao Li. She has believed in God for more than a decade. In the winter of 2012, she was arrested by the Chinese Communist police at a congregation. During interrogation, the police repeatedly coaxed, threatened, battered and tortured her in their attempts to seduce her to betray God by disclosing the whereabouts of the leaders and money of the church. Particularly in one frozen night when the temperature was twenty degrees below zero, she was forcibly stripped naked, drenched with icy water, electrically shocked on her lower area, and force-fed mustard water by the police…. She had suffered brutal torture and unimaginable humiliation. During the interrogation, she felt hurt and humiliated. She desperately prayed to God time after time. The word of God gave her timely enlightenment and guidance. With the faith and strength she received from God's word, she overcame the savage torture and demonic ravage and gave wonderfully resounding witness. Like a winter plum blossom, she exhibited resilient vitality by proudly blooming amid severe adversity, emanating delightful redolence …
A shot I take to promote the Matumago Xpress Music project...
Tiny and cheering while brushing teeth or contemplating the sky through the bathroom window.
I'm trying to see how small i can go with the "macro" effect of the Duaflex. The coin is a NZ 10 cent piece, so it's getting pretty small...
Diwali (also spelled Devali in certain regions) or Deepavali, popularly known as the "festival of lights", is an important five-day festival in Hinduism, Jainism, and Sikhism, occurring between mid-October and mid-November. For Hindus, Diwali is the most important festival of the year and is celebrated in families by performing traditional activities together in their homes. Deepavali is an official holiday in India, Nepal, Sri Lanka, Myanmar, Mauritius, Guyana, Trinidad & Tobago, Suriname, Malaysia, Singapore, and Fiji.
The name Diwali is itself a contraction of the word "Deepavali" (Sanskrit: दीपावली Dīpāvalī), which translates into "row of lamps". Diwali involves the lighting of small clay lamps (diyas, or dīpa in Sanskrit: दीप) filled with oil to signify the triumph of good over evil. During Diwali, all the celebrants wear new clothes and share sweets and snacks with family members and friends. Most Indian business communities begin the financial year on the first day of Diwali.
Diwali commemorates the return of Lord Rama along with Sita and Lakshman from his fourteen-year-long exile and vanquishing the demon-king Ravana. In joyous celebration of the return of their king, the people of Ayodhya, the Capital of Rama, illuminated the kingdom with earthen diyas (oil lamps) and burst crackers.
In Jainism, Diwali marks the attainment of moksha or nirvana by Mahavira in 527 BC. In Sikhism, Deepavali commemorates the return of Guru Har Gobind Ji to Amritsar after freeing 52 Hindu kings imprisoned in Fort Gwalior by defeating Emperor Jahangir; the people lit candles and diyas to celebrate his return. This is the reason Sikhs also refer to Deepavali as Bandi Chhorh Divas, "the day of release of detainees". Deepavali is widely celebrated in both India and Nepal.
The first day of the festival Naraka Chaturdasi marks the vanquishing of the demon Naraka by Lord Krishna and his wife Satyabhama. Amavasya, the second day of Deepawali, marks the worship of Lakshmi, the goddess of wealth in her most benevolent mood, fulfilling the wishes of her devotees. Amavasya also tells the story of Lord Vishnu, who in his dwarf incarnation vanquished the tyrant Bali, and banished him to hell. Bali was allowed to return to earth once a year, to light millions of lamps to dispel the darkness and ignorance, and spread the radiance of love and wisdom. It is on the third day of Deepawali — Kartika Shudda Padyami - that Bali steps out of hell and rules the earth according to the boon given by Lord Vishnu. The fourth day is referred to as Yama Dvitiya (also called Bhai Dooj) and on this day sisters invite
In each legend, myth and story of Deepawali lies the significance of the victory of good over evil; and it is with each Deepawali and the lights that illuminate our homes and hearts, that this simple truth finds new reason and hope. From darkness unto light — the light that empowers us to commit ourselves to good deeds, that which brings us closer to divinity. During Diwali, lights illuminate every corner of India and the scent of incense sticks hangs in the air, mingled with the sounds of fire-crackers, joy, togetherness and hope. Diwali is celebrated around the globe. Outside India, it is more than a Hindu festival, it's a celebration of South-Asian identities.
While Deepavali is popularly known as the "festival of lights", the most significant spiritual meaning is "the awareness of the inner light". Central to Hindu philosophy is the assertion that there is something beyond the physical body and mind which is pure, infinite, and eternal, called the Atman. The celebration of Deepavali as the "victory of good over evil", refers to the light of higher knowledge dispelling all ignorance, the ignorance that masks one's true nature, not as the body, but as the unchanging, infinite, immanent and transcendent reality. With this awakening comes compassion and the awareness of the oneness of all things (higher knowledge). This brings Ananda (joy or peace). Just as we celebrate the birth of our physical being, Deepavali is the celebration of this Inner Light.
While the story behind Deepavali and the manner of celebration varies from region to region (festive fireworks, worship, lights, sharing of sweets), the essence is the same – to rejoice in the Inner Light (Atman) or the underlying Reality of all things (Brahman).
Source : en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diwali
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Wow! That was a long, long winter! It seemed like spring would never arrive, but it is here in full force now. Buds are forming, to be replaced by leaves, and days quickly begin to warm. It's always such a relief to experience life after a long winter, and you can see it in the body language of people desperate to be out of their houses and into the great outdoors. I've just released a video breaking down the image quality from the new Tamron 70-210mm f/4 VC lens: bit.ly/70210VCiq. It's a interesting lens, and while I "knocked" it for being a little flare prone, this image shows that the veiling on the image produces a nicely artistic effect. | #photodujour #dustinabbott #photography #canon #5DIV #5Dmarkiv #withmytamron #70210VC
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© 2018 Thousand Word Images by Dustin Abbott
Jesus said in Matthew 6 that the lilies are given as an ornament to the grass, and this shot was a case in point. This beautiful, showy blossom was not found in a finely manicured garden but in a ditch alongside the road. The rich green backdrop is literally the grass that it ornaments. What a beautiful testimony to both beauty and the promise of God's provision for those who rely upon Him. My final verdict on this lens - the Tamron 70-210mm f/4 VC - will come next week. | #photodujour #dustinabbott #photography #canon #5DIV #5dmarkiv #withmytamron #70210VC #A034
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For the first churchly visit of that November 2023 trip to the southern French provinces of Roussillon and Languedoc, I will treat you to a truly unique place, the so-called “priory” of Serrabone, which features an absolute world-class masterpiece of Romanesque sculpture: its tribune.
I said “so-called” above because a priory, in the genuine acception of the word, is a secondary monastery established by an abbey. It is populated by monks sent by that abbey. Those monks are led by a prior, whose superior is the abbot of the founding abbey. In the case of Serrabone, there first was a late Carolingian parochial church established in this mountainous locale and first mentioned in writing in 1069. The walls of the nave are, for some part, still those of that ancient church.
It was then, at a time when local lords used to meddle more and more in the affairs of the Church (which was one of the reasons that prompted the coming of the Gregorian reform), that the viscount of Cerdagne and the local lord of Corsavy installed on the Serrabone mountaintop an unusually mixed group of canons and canonesses to live in accordance with the Augustinian Rule.
A new college church was built (mostly by enlarging the previous one) and consecrated in 1151. Its architecture is harmonious but very simple, as one would expect: in the Middle Ages, those mountains were populated (hence the creation of the parish) and did feed their inhabitants (serra bona in Catalan means “good mountain”), but there was precious little commerce with the outside world and the locals had nothing of real value to export. Therefore, the local economy was pretty much a closed circuit and money was far from flowing in abundantly. The style of the church, even though there were donations from the aforementioned lords, reflects this paucity of financial resources.
It is therefore a total mystery how the magnificent sculpted tribune, which would have cost a veritable fortune, was funded, and by whom. Nothing has ever been demonstrated in that matter, although many have conjectured in various directions. The only certainty we have is that it was built around the time when the church itself was completed, i.e., the mid–1150s.
The culmination of the “priory” did not last very long: canons and canonesses are not monks and nuns, their commitment is found throughout history and places to be much less strong, and by the late 1200s they had already broken communal life and begun to live in their own separate homes. Decadence went to such extremes that the “priory” was secularized by the pope in the 16th century and made a dependency of the chapter of the cathedral of Solsona. The last “prior” died in 1612 and the church returned to its simple parochial status.
The place was progressively abandoned as people left the mountains to go live easier lives in the valleys. It was almost in ruins when it was listed as a Historic Landmark in 1875 and the restoration began. Fortunately, the tribune had been protected and its capitals and columns hidden by the locals.
The main apse. The twin short columns that frame the axial window are the only decorative element to be found inside the church, except of course for the tribune, and that, as we have seen, is only for the benefit of the parishioners, not the clerics, who normally do not see it from where they are supposed to be in the church.
(Word is a series of designs for books of the Bible. This is Word: Revelation. Find out more about Word.)
Welcome to the last official Word design, folks. Whether it's your first time here or you've been with me since Genesis, Thanks for stopping by! It's been a pretty busy week around Word headquarters...
1. Free Prints! I just launched the final week of free print giveaways. This time I'm giving away 3 free Word prints. You should probably enter that contest right now.
2. 22% off prints! In addition to giving away free prints, I've also got a sale going on. Christmas is coming up soon and if you're thinking of giving the gift of a Word print this year, you can get 22% off your entire order at my ImageKind store with the code DECORATE22 through Sunday at midnight.
3. I'm a pretty big deal in Canada. CONVERGE Magazine is based in Vancouver and they recently featured my "Word: James" design on the cover of their Nov/Dec issue and also did an interview with me. You can check out an online version of the issue on their site (my interview is on page 20-21 and you can even see a picture of my ugly face). Big thanks to Shara Lee at CONVERGE for getting in touch with me and doing the interview. I babbled endlessly and she somehow put together a really cool piece out of that. If you're interested in an interview about Word, drop me a message.
4. I'm a Modern Reject. Nicole Cottrall is the person behind ModernReject.com and to celebrate the launch of her new site design she had a giveaway which included a Word print from yours truly. The giveaway ended yesterday, but head on over and check out ModernReject anyways. Nicole does some great writing and is super active with the folks that follow the site. There may be more Word stuff on her site down the road too, so stay tuned for that.
5. Don't worry. There's awesomer Bible design coming down the road. I know you may be bummed that Word is now over, but I've got something else up my sleeve. I don't want to give away too much, but me and my bud Troy DeShano over at StrongOdors are working up a new project that will involve the Bible and a crapload of awesome designers. (You may remember Troy from the inspiration post I did about him.) It's still a few months out, but I wanted to give all you loyal Wordies a heads up about it. Make sure you're following me on Facebook and Twitter for to get future updates on that.
You want awesome Revelation design? You may want to leave my site.
I was dreading Revelation for one big reason: Chris Koelle. Some of you may remember Chris from the inspiration post I did on him earlier this year. Well, since then Chris has taken on this tiny little project where he ILLUSTRATES THE ENTIRE BOOK OF REVELATION. And it is awesome. You can check out some of his Revelation designs and read an interview with him about the project on Tim Challies' site.
I'm Dumb
Revelation has been the subject of a lot of controversy (and some awful bumper stickers) over the years. Mostly having to do with all the end times stuff in ther. A lot of folks have gotten REALLY into that stuff and have very strong opinions about what the end of this chapter of humanity will be like. By now, I think you all know that being a theonerd is not my strong point, so I'm gonna tell you up front that I'm not tackling any of the deep controversial end times stuff here. I'm just to dumb for that. Now that we've gotten that out of the way, let's chat about what I did do with this design.
Visual Feast
For the past few weeks, I've been dealing with some pretty short and, in my opinion, visually dry books which makes things difficult. Revelation seems to come out of nowhere with battles, mythical creatures, readings of scrolls.... It's kinda like the Lord of the Rings of the Bible. With Revelation, the difficult thing was trying to narrow down on one thing.
Revelation seems like it comes straight from the Old Testament based on how much violence there is. However, there's some incredibly beautiful stuff in there too. There are several spots amidst all the violence where creatures (sometimes angels, sometimes mythical animals with eyes all over their bodies) sing beautiful songs of worship. Here's a few:
Worthy is the Lamb, who was slain,
to receive power and wealth and wisdom and strength
and honor and glory and praise!
To him who sits on the throne and to the Lamb
be praise and honor and glory and power,
for ever and ever!
Salvation belongs to our God,
who sits on the throne,
and to the Lamb
In the end, I went in a direction based on things I've heard the pastor at my church, Greg Boyd, talk about. (As a quick aside, I want to give a huge thanks to Greg. There have been many times throughout this series where his take on an passage or verse has really fueled and ignited my writing and design. If what I said has ever made sense or resonated with you, it was probably something I got from Greg. You should really check out his site.)
Violent Beauty
With all the death and violence going on, it's easy to think that Jesus is going around slitting the throats of the bad guys and laughing hysterically as the blood spews out and splatters all over his face. Here is where I love getting Greg's perspective. In short, Greg calls attention to the fact that when the lamb makes it's entrance to the climactic battle in chapter 19, it's covered in blood. But it's not the blood of his enemies, it's the lamb's own shed blood. There's also another beautiful reference in chapter 7 where it says that people have had their robes washed clean by the blood of the lamb.
Shedding his own blood. This is how the lamb fights. This is how the lamb redeems. This is how the lamb wins.
It's this kind of thing that I've seen over and over throughout this project. Jesus just does things differently. There's a love in him that makes his every action a surprising, creative and rebellious shock to our conventional fallen way of thinking. And at the same time, there's an invitation to actually become one of these creative, surprising rebellers. If you want a theonerd version of this take on Revelation, check Greg Boyd's site. (Warning: His post is in direct response to a well-known American pastor who has a slightly different view of Jesus. For this post, I'm not at all interested in that aspect. I just appreciate Greg's take on Revelation.)
So will we ever see each other again?
While I'd like to say a few more words to wrap this whole project up, I've kinda already done that with my post, "An Idiot's Guide to Reading the Bible." But look out for a couple wrap up posts down the road. In fact, I need your help to write those posts. If you check out my last free print giveaway, you'll see I'm asking folks to write in and ask me any questions they have about the project. I plan to take a bunch of those and use them to put together some Q&A posts. I couldn't have done it without your support this far, so it only makes sense to have you help me end this thing, right?
You can also still keep up with me by following my Gettin' Biblical site, where I post awesome Biblical design I come across. Or as the tag line puts it "Separating the Biblical design wheat from the Biblical design chaff."
How can I give show my appreciation for your 91 designs of awesomeness?
I'm glad you asked! If you have enjoyed this project and are wondering how you can continue to participate or give back, here are two things that I'd really appreciate:
1. Buy some prints. Right now, prints are pretty much the only way my Word designs are available. From early on, my goal was to make these as high-quality and affordable as possible because I wanted them to be accessible for everyone from churches with large budgets all the way down to working stiffs like me. I'm obviously a little biased, but I think they make great gifts. Who needs another piece of junk from Target or Wal Mart? Why not give someone some unique art instead? In fact, even if you don't get a Word print as gift for someone, look for some local artist in your area and support them by purchasing their art.
2. Start buzzing. I've always thought it would be cool to put all the designs together in a book someday. I'm realizing that the only way that will happen is if this project generates enough buzz where the publisher head honchos start hearing about it. Honestly, if that doesn't happen, I'm totally fine with it. But if you'd like to see that happen, consider sharing this project. I'm not asking you to spam everyone you know, but just sharing it with people you think may like it. You share, they share, the people they shared it with share and maybe someday a publisher head honcho hears about it. Again, if this doesn't happen, oh well. But I appreciate any sharing you've done and any you continue to do.
It's been fun sharing this with you. The future holds more awesomeness, so stay tuned.
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