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i got really mad when people put me in a box until i realized i was the one who put myself there. now i'm trying to figure out how to get out of it.freedom is nice too...

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the first generation out of slavery invented jazz music. it is a music birthed out of freedom. and that is the closest thing i know to christian spirituality. a music birthed out of freedom. everybody sings their song the way they feel it, everybody closes their eyes and lifts up their hands.
--donald miller

My Blog

7 days and counting

Hello All,Just a few things before I leave for Kenya next week.1. I'll be there for 5 months (December 2 - April 29, 2009) and really looking forward to working with AfricaHope again.2. The world do...
Posted by on Tue, 25 Nov 2008 12:25:00 GMT

good ’ole gregorian chants

I downloaded an album this week of Gregorian Chants (also linked at the bottom of this blog.) This may sound weird, but I've really enjoyed listening to music that written hundreds of years ago. I'v...
Posted by on Mon, 03 Nov 2008 03:39:00 GMT

food.

I would like to revisit this subject of eating. Once brought up, self-deprecating thoughts and dysmorphic opinions of what I really look like and how I eat usually produce an overwhelming response fr...
Posted by on Sat, 10 May 2008 03:34:00 GMT

philosophy of a chicken nugget

I see so much and when it comes time to sit down and relay that - to put it into words - I fail miserably. I'm not a writer because a writer writes every day. I'm not a poet but I wish I was. I can...
Posted by on Tue, 06 May 2008 22:54:00 GMT

Im ready now.

There are times when everything seems right with the world. Ice cream tastes good and you wouldn’t trade the warm sun on your face for all the riches in the world. I really cherish when moments ...
Posted by on Sun, 23 Mar 2008 06:57:00 GMT

The smell of smoke and rain.

It isn't so hard for me to imagine how he could drag the knife across is arm like he did. The wrist is such a sensitive and passionate part of the body, it seems only natural that's where he'd choose...
Posted by on Fri, 07 Mar 2008 19:31:00 GMT

Here’s another news article about me/AfricaHope. It came out today (seriously.)

Click here to read.
Posted by on Tue, 04 Mar 2008 04:36:00 GMT

Shameless Self Promotion

So, a few weeks ago I posted a video from YouTube about AfricaHope and people gave me some tips on how I could make the video better. Here's the refined version and to be honest, I shed a tear when I...
Posted by on Sat, 01 Mar 2008 13:13:00 GMT

rejected valentines from shoebox cards...

in light of this lonely holiday, i figured i'd share this video with ya'll. please watch. you'll wet yourself.love,shane.
Posted by on Thu, 14 Feb 2008 12:48:00 GMT

hey, yeah, wait a minute mr. postman.

it was sunday afternoon and i skipped church yesterday morning and felt quite justified as i saw over the rhine the night before in orlando. their music is rich worship. when i woke sunday morning, i ...
Posted by on Mon, 04 Feb 2008 17:37:00 GMT