When the LIGHT shone...

...we saw everything that was before us

perhaps what follows will allow light to peer through the cracks of a dark world

Our utilitarian mindset tells us that it’s a waste of money to pay more for beauty, craftsmanship and timeless quality…The artisan would consider it a waste if money to pay for something that lacks beauty, quality and integrity.

Erwin McManus, quoted in Maggie Shafer’s “The Artisan Economy” in Relevant Magazine

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thesoilandthesun:

Farm Block Fest 2012

There is nothing quite like the Northern Michigan sky.

See them live if you can, and buy their albums. You won’t regret it.

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Life pours forth from the shelf of sound (Taken with Instagram)

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The challenge of change for leaders is to keep one’s eye on the ball (stay focused), take the heat (remain nonreactive), stay connected (talk and listen), and get a good night’s sleep.

Peter Steinke, A Door Set Open

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In a broken world, hope and lament are partners. Hope does not need to silence the rumbling of crisis to be hope.

Peter Steinke, A Door Set Open

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The Soil & the Sun at Mac’s Bar, 4/12/12 (Taken with instagram)

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So I’ve lived in Michigan for 5 years now, and until a couple weeks ago, had not heard of the Soil & the Sun, a fantastic chamber rock band from Grand Rapids. Shame on me. Okay, enough chastisement. Let’s get on with the music, and the fact that this is beautifully orchestrated and theologically compelling music. Please enjoy, as I have.

“Sown in dishonor, raised in glory” - 1 Corinthians 15:43

If you like it, check out their whole AudioTree session here.

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Carl Hauck (and friends), Audiotree Live, January 28, 2012

I’m not sure I’ve ever met Carl Hauck, but he’s a friend of a friend, and his music is gorgeous. If you’re in the mood for some warm music, let it play. The lyric that jumped out to me is “watch the sun set on the boys in the street, playing God with a magnifying glass / with her hand on his stomach, she whispers to him, “I hope we have children like them.” Great stuff. Enjoy!

Thanks to Matt Enquist for sending this my way.

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Bon Iver, “Beth/Rest.” I sometimes wish 80’s pop music had a sense of subtlety in its production so that more of it could have sounded this good. Darn shame. The live dynamics here make for a improvement on the already epic studio recording.

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Bon Iver, “Holocene” on SNL. Given my early rise time on Sunday mornings, I never get to watch SNL anymore. So I’m thankful for the internets. Watching this song unfold is a beauty to behold.

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