The Hotel Cafe Tour, Speaking of Faith, Jean Vanier
+ MUSIC: On the website of The Hotel Cafe Tour (a tour featuring some top and up-and-coming singer-songwriters, such as Dan Wilson, Joshua Radin, Sara Bareilles and Bob Schneider), you can listen to some of the best songs from the touring musicians. The songs blew me away! Light a candle, pour a glass of wine, float around your living room, enjoy.
+ AUDIO INTERVIEW: Back in December, Krista Tippet, the host of radio program Speaking of Faith, interviewed Jean Vanier, who’s now in his 70’s. Vanier founded a community centered around people with mental disabilities, L’Arche, that has now become a global movement. L’Arche communities embody the ideal of power in smallness, strength in weakness and light in the darkness of human existence. (If you’re familiar with Henri Nouwen, you may know that Nouwen spent the last years of his life living in a L’Arche community in Toronto.)
In the interview, entitled “The Wisdom of Tenderness,” Vanier spoke about his understanding of humanity and God.
Our house church recently listened to the interview and we were on the edge of our seats. The interview energized and softened us! Afterward we had a great time sharing with each other the many things from the interview that struck us and touched us.
February 28th, 2008 at 11:19 am
This is a mercy comment. Doesn’t it just tick you off when no one comments for days on a new blog entry?
February 28th, 2008 at 5:15 pm
Have MERCY on me! Thanks for that, L. You’re great.
What’s with people NOT commenting?!? I may have to resort to posting photos of me naked (again!), eating a donut this time and reading The New Yorker with a casual grin. Actually, that doesn’t sound provocative, that sounds boring. Damn. Hmmmmm.
Hey, GREAT photo of you and the fam in Arizona — and great slideshow. Your writing’s great, too (have I told you that?). Keep rockin’ the blog! Blessings to you, L!