Inappropriate Conversations

“The world is like a book that can be read in either direction. There is the power of creation, to make something of nothing. And there is the power of destruction, to make nothing from something.” 
Rebbe Pinchas of Koretz

Galatians 5:13-26 (works of the flesh versus fruits of the spirit)

"I will sprinkle clean water upon you, and you shall be clean from all your uncleannesses, and from all your idols I will cleanse you. A new heart I will give you, and a new spirit I will put within you, and I will remove from your body the heart of stone and give you a heart of flesh." 
Ezekiel of Jerusalem

Ezekiel 36:25-28 (a new heart and a new spirit as a baptism of sorts)

"I wasn't voted most likely to succeed. Instead, it was most likely to be found on a mountaintop in Guadalajara writing the world's most profound three-word sentence." 
-Greg

Mark 9:2-13 (when they looked around, they saw no one else with them anymore)

"As we must account for every idle word, so must we account for every idle silence." 
Benjamin Franklin

Luke 12:8-12 (the Spirit will tell you what to say)

"Ring the bells that still can ring. Forget your perfect offering. There is a crack, a crack in everything; that's how the light gets in." 
Leonard Cohen

Romans 5:1-11 (we were sinful when Christ stepped in)

From a very young age, my parents used to say that they would always know where to find me if I had a record player and a stack of albums, almost any albums. Now, as then, I have thoughts about particular songs.

I have started something this year on Substack that I call "OneSong."
Each weekday, I'm recommending one song -- just one -- in a written blog between 300-500 words each. 

OneSong:
https://substack.com/@gablanchard

Playlist:
https://open.spotify.com/playlist/4pnCDYnh1HGshGbpBHYLme?si=305abc50d8ea4eb2

"We do not need to be rescued from God. God is the one who rescues us from death, sin, and destruction. God is the rescuer." 
Rob Bell

Luke 15:1-7 (this fellow Jesus welcomes sinners and eats with them, they said)