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sometimes friends need to be highlighted, this is one. Lucas came out from philly to help me document a wedding. and, well, we made some rad fotos. he's great and it was a blessing to have him along for the journey and to be able to talk of the Lord and encourage one another. these were either at 50mm f/2 or 85 f/2 (the only two lenses and settings i use) using 1600 BW FUJI NEOPAN.the last few are of me by lucas. man, my mustache looks huge (and gorgeous).
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[fotos of the apartment.
fotos of friends.]
moved this month. i've been so concerned lately with what to fill it with (which in and of itself is not a bad thing). and why? if anyone knows me, i'm all about minimalism. so, really it'd be a lot easier to just sit on the floor with pillows and rugs (something that worked for me in college). the american dream to me is just overrated. there is a beautiful hymn that is very apropos to my life at hand, it reads:
Father, I know that all my life
Is portioned out for me;
The changes that are sure to come,
I do not fear to see:
I ask thee for a present mind,
Intent on pleasing thee.
Is portioned out for me;
The changes that are sure to come,
I do not fear to see:
I ask thee for a present mind,
Intent on pleasing thee.
I would not have the restless will
That hurries to and fro,
Seeking for some great thing to do,
Or secret thing to know;
I would be treated as a child,
And guided where I go.
I ask thee for the daily strength,
To none that ask denied,
A mind to blend with outward life,
While keeping at thy side,
Content to fill a little space,
If thou be glorified.
In service which thy will appoints
There are no bonds for me;
My secret heart is taught the truth
That makes thy children free;
A life of self-renouncing love Is one of liberty.
That hurries to and fro,
Seeking for some great thing to do,
Or secret thing to know;
I would be treated as a child,
And guided where I go.
I ask thee for the daily strength,
To none that ask denied,
A mind to blend with outward life,
While keeping at thy side,
Content to fill a little space,
If thou be glorified.
In service which thy will appoints
There are no bonds for me;
My secret heart is taught the truth
That makes thy children free;
A life of self-renouncing love Is one of liberty.
What made me even think of this hymn was the line, "Content to fill a little space, If thou be glorified." Without Christ, all there is is stuff with which to just fill our lives. And more stuff and more stuff and more stuff. Like the writer of Ecclesiastes, he understands that a life of seeking self, or one that does not seek Christ is to no eternal profit: "Thus I considered all my activities which my hands had done and the labor which I had exerted, and behold all was vanity and striving after wind and there was no profit under the sun" (Ecc. 2:11). Or as in the Gospel of Matthew (8:36), Christ says, ""For what does it profit a man to gain the whole world, and forfeit his soul?" But this is not to say things in this life are bad. It's that you just don't want to make your life all about "stuff".
That said: I'm having a party this Friday at the new apartment. Y'all are welcome to come! Contact me if you're interested.
That said: I'm having a party this Friday at the new apartment. Y'all are welcome to come! Contact me if you're interested.
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April 6, 2010 |
their session was completely documented in film, notice the yumminess of all the fotos. film carries it with a simplicity that is more and more calling me like a siren - but not the kind of siren that kills you.these two are my friends. they're fun. i like them. we laughed a lot. i also like succinct sentences, it appears, when describing friends.
oh yeah, these were taken at sunrise. sunrise is the new sunset.
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April 3, 2010 |
not often does the sky come to us, that our lives are filled with a sense of the heavens life appears as Light shining in darkness,
no capacity - no ability - only a wandering we take to the streets
when he calls the quiet not by blood, save by God's decrees
I am the way, and the truth, and the life; no one comes to the Father but through Me (John 14:6)
This is the judgment, that the Light has come into the world, and men loved the darkness rather than the Light, for their deeds were evil (John 3:19)
There is none righteous, not even one, there is none who understands, there is none who seeks for God...because by the works of the Law no flesh will be justified in His sight; for through the Law comes the knowledge of sin...for all have sinned and fallen short of the glory of God (Ro 3)
He made Him who knew no sin to be sin on our behalf, so that we might become the righteousness of God in Him (2 Co 5:21)
Come to Me, all who are weary and heavy-laden, and I will give you rest (Mt 11:28)
I am the bread of life: he who comes to Me will not hunger, and he who believes in Me will never thirst (John 6:35)
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Dan DiBlasi says:
Saturday, April 3, 2010, 09:58 PM
JFrey, as always, excellent pictures. Quick question: why can't I view your blog in Safari or Chrome? I have to open Firefox. Weird.
MOM says:
Friday, April 23, 2010, 09:05 AM
J.J.
I love these pictures and the scriptures you chose to go along with the images! You are truly a gift from God.
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LUCAS!