MAN ON FIRE

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Mon, 09 Jan 2012 16:10:20 +0200

"You are the light of the world. A city on a hill cannot be hidden. So let your light shine!"

Mon, 14 Nov 2011 08:57:38 +0200

“You are the light of the world. A city on a hill cannot be hidden. So let your light shine!”

- Matthew:five:fourteen-sixteen (via rstrocks)

The burning house - part 9

Sun, 13 Nov 2011 18:05:06 +0200

Name: Dan Opalacz
Age: 23
Location: Arcata, California
Occupation: Itinerant Fly Fisherman
Website: http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/danopz/bedrock-sandals
List:

Vintage bamboo Bayshore fly fishing rod (Portland, Oregon)
Pair of Bedrock running sandals
Estwing rock hammer
Rite in the Rain geological field book
Phish stubs from memorable shows
First wine I helped bottle: SHELTER, Napa Valley
Polo suede elbowed shirt
RRL Jeans worn since 2008
Patagonia board shorts I that have shredded Maine, New Jersey, Nicaragua, and Northern California

The burning house - part 8

Sat, 12 Nov 2011 15:06:05 +0200

Name: Martha Wasacz
Location: San Francisco, USA
Occupation: Investor/Collector
Website: www.naivecollector.com

List:
Painting of a boxer, circa 1935.
2 glass men. A gift I bought for my father and reclaimed after his death.
Set of Tombow pencils in a roll case.
Vintage mug shots and ID photos. Source material for the drawings I am working on.
My sketch books containing completed portraits.
My boots.
iPad2 with headphones.
iPhone.

The burning house - part 7

Fri, 11 Nov 2011 10:02:06 +0200

Name: Brian Thomas
Age: 28
Location: Chicago
Occupation: Copywriter
Website: www.thewordfurnace.com

List:
KHS Pursuit track bike
Seagull custom backpack
Bike repair tools & pouch
Pilgrim At Tinker Creek by Annie Dillard
Patagonia Torrentshell jacket
iPad
My Army medals
Moleskine sketchbook
Pocket knife
Surefire E2D defender flashlight
Acme pen
Wegner watch– it just won’t die
Passport
My last photo of my parents together
My Army combat knife (with flint and whetstone in sheath pocket)

"If anyone would come after me he should deny himself take up his cross and follow me."

Thu, 10 Nov 2011 10:08:39 +0200

“If anyone would come after me he should deny himself take up his cross and follow me.”

- Jesus Christ

The burning house - part 6

Thu, 10 Nov 2011 10:01:05 +0200

Name: The McMillans
Age: both 36
Location: Minneapolis
Occupation: Menswear
Website: http://www.pierreponthicks-shop.com/

List:
Orrlaskan Wool Blanket
Antique 1970s Encyclopedia Brittanica Globe
Baby Gator head
Mac’s Fishing rods
Kat’s favorite bag by Schuler + sons
Photo of Tess, Kat’s first dog + love
Kat’s Adidas Sambas
Mac’s Sperry Boat Sneakers
Pierrepont Hicks FW11 Tie
Where the Wild Things Are by Maurice Sendak
Scrapbooks from Africa and Beyond by Peter Beard
Baby: Mimi McMillan, 10 weeks old
Not Shown: Camille McMillan age 2

The Christian Faith of Skateboarder Chad Tim Tim

Wed, 09 Nov 2011 10:28:11 +0200

The Christian Faith of Skateboarder Chad Tim Tim

The burning house - part 5

Wed, 09 Nov 2011 10:01:05 +0200

Name: Kate McAuley
Age: 36
Location: Australian-born, London-based (for the moment)
Occupation: writer
Website: www.i-am-not-a-celebrity.com

List:
Goose, the cat.
A broken shell – the first thing my beloved ever gave me not long after we met Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea.
Jade and silver earrings bought by my beloved at the souq in Muscat, Oman.
Silver cuff bought by my beloved at a market in Douala, Cameroon.
My grandmother’s copy of the complete works of Oscar Wilde (most of my books are in storage at the moment).
Link bracelet bought by my beloved at a market in Cyprus.
Flapjack succulents struck from my mum’s plant in Sydney.
Money plant struck from favorite plant in my yard in Dubai.
Orchid given to me for my birthday last week (if you could see the flowers, you’d understand).
Handful of notebooks where I make plans and write prose for my novels and the other bits and pieces I’m commissioned to produce.
Mac book pro with an almost finished novel, photographs and music hiding somewhere safe inside.
iPhone (for reasons obvious).
Bronze statue bought in the markets in Douala, Cameroon.
Silver, glittery Manolo Blahniks.
Green woven hat from Sydney.
Framed photographs of us at The Grand Canyon and outside The Louvre.
The baby cactuses I got in Ikea, just because I love them and I’m so happy I’ve been able to keep them alive for more than a year.

"The Lord is a strong tower. The godly run to Him and are safe!"

Wed, 09 Nov 2011 08:33:01 +0200

““The Lord is a strong tower. The godly run to Him and are safe!””

- Proverbs 18:10

This made me laugh… thesnugglefactory: Simen Johan,...

Tue, 08 Nov 2011 07:05:38 +0200

This made me laugh…

thesnugglefactory:

Simen Johan, Untitled #135 from the series Until the Kingdom Comes, 2006

"clean hands pure heart"

Tue, 08 Nov 2011 07:04:48 +0200

Who may climb the mountain of the Lord and enter where He lives? Who may stand before the Lord? Those who have clean hands and a pure heart // Psalm:twentyfour:three-four

The burning house - part 4

Mon, 07 Nov 2011 10:01:05 +0200

Name: Carrie Paul
Age: 19
Location: New Jersey
Occupation: Student
Website: carriepish.tumblr.com

List:
All people and pets
Cross Bike
Violin
1930’s first edition Webster’s Dictionary (a gift from my boyfriend)
Canvases, brushes, and oils
Laptop
Orange carton wallet, Phone and iPod
Glasses
Pearl necklace and earrings that were my great grandmother’s
Emerald rosary that belonged to my grandmother
Leather ring that my mother made
Polaroid of my dog
Climbing shoes
My mom’s purse bought in East Berlin before the wall fell
Two of my favorite stuffed animals
Old cowboy boots from my mom

Christ has begun a good work...

Mon, 07 Nov 2011 09:22:42 +0200

Being confident of this, that he who began a good work in you will carry it on to completion until the day of Christ Jesus.

Philippians 1:6 (niv)

The burning house - part 3

Sun, 06 Nov 2011 10:01:05 +0200

Name: Alex Boenisch
Age: 23
Location: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Occupation: Graphic Designer
Website: www.alexboenisch.com

The List:
Canon Rebel Eos T2i with Tamron 17-50mm lens; I shoot with this
Sig Sauer P226 Dark Elite; I also shoot with this
Inhaler; I’ll need it after crawling under the smoke
CRKT M16-13DSFG Folding Knife (always carry)
Leatherman Wave Multitool (always carry)
Favorite photo of my girlfriend and I
Assorted keys and fobs (always carry)
Business Card Case (always carry)
Wallet (always carry)
Old photograph of my grandfather and his car
Old photograph of my grandmother taken by my grandfather
The Mobile; Not an iPhone. Weird, right? (always carry)
15” Macbook Pro in my favorite Incase sleeve

The burning house - part 2

Sat, 05 Nov 2011 10:01:05 +0200

Name: Sean Crowley
Age: 30
Location: Brooklyn, New York
Occupation: Neckwear Designer

This list is to “the bare essentials” what Wellington’s-army-on-campaign is to a camping trip, but I suppose we all have a different idea of which things are “essential.” *Note: The carpet underneath is not merely decorative as the idea is that all these bits would be rolled up in it and carried out the front door in one go.

List: (Anti-clockwise from top left)
Striped college scarves (to secure the rolled up carpet and because I like them)
Leather collar box and stiff wing collars
Loose organic Assam BOP tea in silver caddy (which goes in the blue pot to the right)
Royal Lancers mess dress (and why not?)
Green silk formal waistcoat of the Porcellian Club with jacquard boar’s heads c.1931
Apparel Arts No.1 Christmas 1931
Paper silhouette of my royal consort, Lady Meredith
Johnnie Walker Black c.1950s (from a case found in an uncle’s basement)
Old Thurston braces
Carved wooden school placque
Pour le Merite medal given to me by a WWII veteran friend
Coldstream Guards Colour Sergeant’s scarlet coat
Old striped ties
Wedgwood plate c.1870s and RAF crested officer’s mess cutlery
French 1930s military-style hairbrushes (use ‘em every day)
Royal Artillery zig zag needlepoint slippers
Black silk Fox umbrella
English purple leather suitcase c.1930s
Grey topper (every inch of the silk lining is covered in autographs and witty handwritten sayings from various garden parties c.1932-1934)
Smith Woodhouse vintage 1977 port (part of a mixed case of vintage port my uncle gave me when I graduated college)
Equestrian mounted leather pouch with fitted sandwich case and flask (don’t ride, but it comes in useful for a ramble)
Wedgwood (huge) mug marking the investiture of Prince Charles c.1969
Silver toddy/punch ladles c.1750s (the handles are twisted whale bone and the bowls are fashioned out of George II silver shillings)
Gold Krugerrand given to me by an uncle on graduating college
Topsy Turvy Criterion dvd
Christ’s College, Cambridge carved wooden box
Battle Creek Sanitarium silver souvenir spoon
Ancient Order of Froth Blowers silver pin for the rank of “Blaster” in the shape of a foaming mug
Musket ball I dug up in Fort Greene Park
Gold monogrammed cufflinks (worn by 3 generations of Burbidges before me—with the history written on a tiny piece of paper—each owner wore them during a momentous occasion in their lives
Pipe, tobacco and a humidor my brother made for me for Christmas (matches are from an old hunt club near where I grew up—they have Polo and fox hunting)
Old English molds for making fancy meat pies
The Gentleman’s Companion: Around the World with Beaker and Flask

The burning house - part 1

Fri, 04 Nov 2011 16:07:00 +0200

This is a brilliant project that seeks to answer a simple question: If your house was burning, what would you take with you?

We’ll post a new submission everyday for a few days. Hope you enjoy it!

Below is a list of the items Brett (pictured above) would take with him:

Name: Brett Rogowski
Age: 38
Location: Pennsylvania, United States
Occupation: Programmer, Photographer, Runner

List:

Trusty knife
Willow Tree Dad with baby (we had such a hard time conceiving our first child – this gift moved me)
Medals from many, many, many marathons
Wallet
My favorite Mizuno Racing shoes
Change of clothes for my two girls / pacifier from the hospital. Only one that works
Paper mache cat that my wife and I both had when we met
My guitar (the only item that has survived more than 15 years with me)
Wine from 2008 the day my first daughter was born (Big Sur Marathon)
Gimli my trusty pug
Gimli’s treats
Illegal fireworks
Box of misc flowers given to me from my wife over 11 years ago
Red Pepper
Glasses
My favorite pen
Memory cards
iPhone and iPad
50mm and 125mm lenses
Canon 40D (not shown)
Dell 2600 – my life is almost completely digital now

Painting from 2005 of a moth in monochromatic.

"Aim at heaven and you will get earth thrown in. Aim at earth and you get neither."

Fri, 04 Nov 2011 10:00:06 +0200

“Aim at heaven and you will get earth thrown in. Aim at earth and you get neither.”

- C. S. Lewis

My refuge //

Fri, 04 Nov 2011 08:34:58 +0200

Emergency – we need Church 2.0!

Thu, 03 Nov 2011 13:00:06 +0200

Interesting article here on the concept of Church 2.0 // BOOM!

Well, think about your church. Is it 1.0 or 2.0? A 1.o Church would look something like a few people up the front ‘doing things to’ the people in the seats. Broadcasting pre-written material to people, while they sit and watch. Or standing up the front with a guitar and pre-chosen set list, singing them with your eyes clamped shut and no knowledge of how the room are responding. This, from the many people I’ve chatted with, is how their average Sunday looks. We need a change!!

Read the whole article here

MAN ON FIRE

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"You are the light of the world. A city on a hill cannot be hidden. So let your light shine!"

The burning house - part 9

The burning house - part 8

The burning house - part 7

"If anyone would come after me he should deny himself take up his cross and follow me."

The burning house - part 6

The Christian Faith of Skateboarder Chad Tim Tim

The Christian Faith of Skateboarder Chad Tim Tim

The burning house - part 5

"The Lord is a strong tower. The godly run to Him and are safe!"

This made me laugh… thesnugglefactory: Simen Johan,...

"clean hands pure heart"

The burning house - part 4

Christ has begun a good work...

Being confident of this, that he who began a good work in you will carry it on to completion until the day of Christ Jesus.

Philippians 1:6 (niv)

The burning house - part 3

The burning house - part 2

The burning house - part 1

"Aim at heaven and you will get earth thrown in. Aim at earth and you get neither."

My refuge //

Emergency – we need Church 2.0!