{"id":32064,"date":"2023-09-10T14:04:20","date_gmt":"2023-09-10T18:04:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/debmillswriter.com\/?p=32064"},"modified":"2023-09-10T14:10:45","modified_gmt":"2023-09-10T18:10:45","slug":"5-friday-faves-beyond-the-guitar-oppenheimer-solitude-til-youre-home-two-phenomenal-reads-and-international-food-festivals","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/debmillswriter.com\/?p=32064","title":{"rendered":"5 Friday Faves &#8211; Beyond the Guitar &#038; Oppenheimer, Solitude, &#8220;Til You&#8217;re Home&#8221;, Two Phenomenal Reads, and International Food Festivals"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/debmillswriter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Blog-Friday-Faves-006-2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"651\" src=\"https:\/\/debmillswriter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Blog-Friday-Faves-006-2-1024x651.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-14251\" srcset=\"https:\/\/debmillswriter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Blog-Friday-Faves-006-2-1024x651.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/debmillswriter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Blog-Friday-Faves-006-2-300x191.jpg 300w, https:\/\/debmillswriter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Blog-Friday-Faves-006-2-768x488.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Friday Faves &#8211; Go!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>1) Beyond the Guitar &amp; <em>Oppenheimer<\/em> <\/strong>&#8211; When <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.patreon.com\/beyondtheguitar\/posts\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.patreon.com\/beyondtheguitar\/posts\" target=\"_blank\">Nathan Mills<\/a> of <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=1tsfd1wDm70\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=1tsfd1wDm70\" target=\"_blank\">Beyond the Guitar<\/a> takes a brilliant orchestral work and arranges it for a single guitar, magic happens all over again. He accomplished this most recently in his arrangement of <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Ludwig_G%C3%B6ransson\" target=\"_blank\">Ludwig G\u00f6ransson<\/a>&#8216;s <em><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=Xi5JFOsNpVQ\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=Xi5JFOsNpVQ\" target=\"_blank\">Can You Hear the Music?<\/a><\/em> from the film <em><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Oppenheimer_(film)\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Oppenheimer_(film)\" target=\"_blank\">Oppenheimer<\/a><\/em>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"OPPENHEIMER | Can You Hear The Music\" width=\"474\" height=\"267\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Xi5JFOsNpVQ?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"I didn&#039;t think I could play this fast...\" width=\"474\" height=\"267\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/1tsfd1wDm70?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Heartbreakingly beautiful!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Sidebar: <em>One exchange between <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hiptoro.com\/p\/j-robert-oppenheimers-death\" target=\"_blank\">Robert Oppenheimer<\/a> and Niels Bohr has stood out and intrigued the audience. It was an encounter between two of the most brilliant minds the world has ever known. But one of the most puzzling aspects of their meeting is Bohr\u2019s cryptic comment to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hiptoro.com\/p\/i-never-considered-myself-as-the-right-physical-specimen-for-batman-cillian-murphys-journey-from-almost-batman-to-stellar-oppenheimer\">Oppenheimer<\/a>. What exactly did Bohr mean by:<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p><em><strong>\u201cAlgebra is more than just reading. You have to hear the music.\u201d<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em><strong>\u201cCan you hear the music?\u201d<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Niels Bohr\u2019s words, in essence, capture the very spirit of scientific inquiry. His comparison of algebra to music wasn\u2019t merely a poetic expression but a profound insight into the nature of mathematics and, by extension, the nature of scientific discovery. Bohr was trying to convey that, much like how music is not just about reading notes but about feeling and understanding the melody, algebra, too, is not just about reading equations but about comprehending the underlying patterns and principles.<\/em> &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hiptoro.com\/p\/oppenheimer-what-did-bohr-mean-by-can-you-hear-the-music\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.hiptoro.com\/p\/oppenheimer-what-did-bohr-mean-by-can-you-hear-the-music\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Pooja Mishra<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>2) Solitude<\/strong> &#8211; [Adapted from an earlier <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/debmillswriter.com\/?p=19461\" target=\"_blank\">blog<\/a> of mine] &#8211; During my angsty teenage years, I would sometimes slip away from my house full of brothers and sit by the lake nearby. It was there that I wrestled with the &#8220;what if&#8217;s&#8221; of life, along with the &#8220;what was&#8217;s&#8221;. Alone, but not truly. Within my thoughts, quietened in those moments, was also the presence of God. In that solitude, anxieties would get reigned in and perspective returned. The walk home was always so much better than the walk down.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/debmillswriter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Blog-Solitude-Succedict.webp\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/debmillswriter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Blog-Solitude-Succedict.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-32247\" srcset=\"https:\/\/debmillswriter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Blog-Solitude-Succedict.webp 1024w, https:\/\/debmillswriter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Blog-Solitude-Succedict-300x200.webp 300w, https:\/\/debmillswriter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Blog-Solitude-Succedict-768x512.webp 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Photo Credit: <a href=\"https:\/\/succedict.com\/quotes-about-solitude\/#google_vignette\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/succedict.com\/quotes-about-solitude\/#google_vignette\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Succedict<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Writer, philosopher <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/medium.com\/@ztrana\" target=\"_blank\">Zat Rana<\/a> caught my eye with his article <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/medium.com\/personal-growth\/the-most-important-skill-nobody-taught-you-9b162377ab77\" target=\"_blank\"><em>The Most Important Skill Nobody Taught You<\/em><\/a>. Turns out his view of that <strong>most important untaught skill is solitude<\/strong>. That ability to just enjoy being alone. Sitting or walking alone. Lost in your own thoughts. Except for a self-portrait for a photography class, you won\u2019t see many signs in my life that solitude comes easy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/debmillswriter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Debbie-self-portrait-1024x667-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"667\" src=\"https:\/\/debmillswriter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Debbie-self-portrait-1024x667-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-32254\" srcset=\"https:\/\/debmillswriter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Debbie-self-portrait-1024x667-1.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/debmillswriter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Debbie-self-portrait-1024x667-1-300x195.jpg 300w, https:\/\/debmillswriter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Debbie-self-portrait-1024x667-1-768x500.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Life is peopled. As an extrovert and helper by nature, I have long thrived in the company of others. However, getting older, alone time has become more my experience than in previous years. Is that its own springboard to flourishing?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em><strong>\u201cAll of humanity\u2019s problems stem from man\u2019s inability to sit quietly in a room alone.\u201d<\/strong> \u2013<\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/0140446451?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=debmillswrite-20&amp;camp=1789&amp;linkCode=xm2&amp;creativeASIN=0140446451\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"> Blaise Pascal<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/medium.com\/personal-growth\/the-most-important-skill-nobody-taught-you-9b162377ab77\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><em>The Most Important Skill Nobody Taught You<\/em><\/a> \u2013 <a href=\"https:\/\/medium.com\/@ztrana\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Zat Rana<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p id=\"65bc\"><em>According to Pascal, we fear the silence of existence, we dread boredom and instead choose aimless distraction, and we can\u2019t help but run from the problems of our emotions into the false comforts of the mind.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p id=\"0b41\"><em>The issue at the root, essentially, is that we never learn the art of solitude. \u2013 <\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/medium.com\/personal-growth\/the-most-important-skill-nobody-taught-you-9b162377ab77\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Zat Rana<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>My husband, the consummate introvert thinker, often sits by himself at dawn and dusk to recharge. For him, solitude is something that has come naturally. He has been a model for me in practicing solitude.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/debmillswriter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Blog-Solitude-Dave-Sunrise-1024x768-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/debmillswriter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Blog-Solitude-Dave-Sunrise-1024x768-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-32252\" srcset=\"https:\/\/debmillswriter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Blog-Solitude-Dave-Sunrise-1024x768-1.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/debmillswriter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Blog-Solitude-Dave-Sunrise-1024x768-1-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/debmillswriter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Blog-Solitude-Dave-Sunrise-1024x768-1-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/debmillswriter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Blog-Dave-Solitude-1024x712-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"712\" src=\"https:\/\/debmillswriter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Blog-Dave-Solitude-1024x712-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-32253\" srcset=\"https:\/\/debmillswriter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Blog-Dave-Solitude-1024x712-1.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/debmillswriter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Blog-Dave-Solitude-1024x712-1-300x209.jpg 300w, https:\/\/debmillswriter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Blog-Dave-Solitude-1024x712-1-768x534.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Rana also talks about how technology has connected us in a myriad of ways but the connectedness is more virtual than real. \u2013 <strong>\u201c<em>We now live in a world where we\u2019re connected to everything except ourselves.\u201d<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>\u201cOur aversion to solitude is really an aversion to boredom\u2026we dread the nothingness of nothing. We can\u2019t imagine just being rather than doing. And therefore, we look for entertainment, we seek company, and if those fail, we chase even higher highs. We ignore the fact that <strong>never facing this nothingness is the same as never facing ourselves. And never facing ourselves is why we feel lonely and anxious in spite of being so intimately connected to everything else around us<\/strong>.\u201d<\/em> \u2013 <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/medium.com\/personal-growth\/the-most-important-skill-nobody-taught-you-9b162377ab77\" target=\"_blank\">Zat Rana<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/medium.com\/@ztrana\/everything-i-have-learned-in-500-words-6c4a5ccbc8e1\" target=\"_blank\"><em>Everything I Have Learned in 500 Words<\/em> \u2013 Zat Rana<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.psychologytoday.com\/us\/blog\/solitude-in-social-world\/202202\/8-ways-embrace-solitude\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.psychologytoday.com\/us\/blog\/solitude-in-social-world\/202202\/8-ways-embrace-solitude\" target=\"_blank\"><em>8 Ways to Embrace Solitude<\/em> &#8211; Virginia Thomas<\/a> &#8211; practical helps in embracing solitude<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.psychologytoday.com\/us\/blog\/hide-and-seek\/201711\/the-joy-solitude\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.psychologytoday.com\/us\/blog\/hide-and-seek\/201711\/the-joy-solitude\" target=\"_blank\"><em>The Joy of Solitude: Loneliness as a Subjective State of Mind<\/em> &#8211; Neel Burton<\/a> &#8211; excellent resource on solitude as a prevention against loneliness<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/trip101.com\/article\/monasteries-in-virginia\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/trip101.com\/article\/monasteries-in-virginia\" target=\"_blank\">5 Must-See Monasteries in Virginia, USA<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>3) &#8220;Til You&#8217;re Home&#8221;<\/strong> &#8211; If you&#8217;ve ever lost someone dear to you, the song <em><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=-fEXoVK1hss\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=-fEXoVK1hss\" target=\"_blank\">&#8220;Til You&#8217;re Home&#8221;<\/a><\/em> will resonate to your core. Actress, producer, singer\/songwriter <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=-fEXoVK1hss\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=-fEXoVK1hss\" target=\"_blank\">Rita Wilson<\/a> brings this song to the screen in the beautiful film <em><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/A_Man_Called_Otto\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/A_Man_Called_Otto\" target=\"_blank\">&#8220;A Man Called Otto&#8221;<\/a><\/em>. Wilson wrote the lyrics with <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/David_Hodges\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/David_Hodges\" target=\"_blank\">David Hodges<\/a> and performed it with singer <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Sebasti%C3%A1n_Yatra\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Sebasti%C3%A1n_Yatra\" target=\"_blank\">Sebasti\u00e1n Yatra<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Rita Wilson, Sebasti\u00e1n Yatra - Til You&#039;re Home (Official Video)\" width=\"474\" height=\"267\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/-fEXoVK1hss?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>In the articles below, Wilson is interviewed about the inspiration for this song. My main takeaway was how she was comforted by a friend, after her father&#8217;s death. He told her, <strong>&#8220;The conversation continues.&#8221;<\/strong> I so experience that. After the death of my mom, in particular, but also many others, including my older brother with whom I had a prickly relationship but one that sweetened before he died and continues to do so&#8230;in ways this song communicates.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I watched the film above while on a flight. Crying doesn&#8217;t come easy for me, and the tears flowed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Watch the movie and enjoy the song and think about the richness of our relationships both in the present and in the between times (from past to forever).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/variety.com\/2022\/artisans\/awards\/rita-wilson-song-a-man-called-otto-tom-hanks-1235428318\/\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/variety.com\/2022\/artisans\/awards\/rita-wilson-song-a-man-called-otto-tom-hanks-1235428318\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><em>Rita Wilson Talks Singing and Writing Original Song for Tom Hanks\u2019 \u2018A Man Called Otto\u2019: Listen (EXCLUSIVE)<\/em> &#8211; Clayton Davis<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/movies\/movie-features\/rita-wilson-a-man-called-otto-original-song-1235282150\/\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/movies\/movie-features\/rita-wilson-a-man-called-otto-original-song-1235282150\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><em>Rita Wilson Found Her Voice (Literally) Through Songwriting<\/em> &#8211; Hilton Dresden<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/debmillswriter.com\/?p=31756\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/debmillswriter.com\/?p=31756\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><em>Worship Wednesday \u2013 Go Rest High on That Mountain \u2013 Vince Gill<\/em> &#8211; Deb Mills<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>4)<\/strong> <strong>Two Phenomenal Reads<\/strong> &#8211; Phenomenal? Well, I&#8217;m counting on it. These are my next two reads. Just got them both and honestly may have to read them together. The authors are two of my absolute favorites: <a href=\"https:\/\/karenswallowprior.com\/\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/karenswallowprior.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Karen Swallow Prior<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/curtthompsonmd.com\/\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/curtthompsonmd.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Curt Thompson MD<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/debmillswriter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Blog-new-books-Curt-Thompson-Karen-Swallow-Prior-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/debmillswriter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Blog-new-books-Curt-Thompson-Karen-Swallow-Prior-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-32262\" srcset=\"https:\/\/debmillswriter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Blog-new-books-Curt-Thompson-Karen-Swallow-Prior-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/debmillswriter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Blog-new-books-Curt-Thompson-Karen-Swallow-Prior-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/debmillswriter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Blog-new-books-Curt-Thompson-Karen-Swallow-Prior-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/debmillswriter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Blog-new-books-Curt-Thompson-Karen-Swallow-Prior-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/debmillswriter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Blog-new-books-Curt-Thompson-Karen-Swallow-Prior-2048x1536.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>To get started &#8211; while I was waiting for launch day on both of these books, I&#8217;ve been listening to podcasts and reading reviews. Until your books come, you can also have a read or listen below.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>&#8220;I hope readers are better able to participate in the necessary, ongoing process of distinguishing the principles of the Christian faith that are eternal and unchanging from the cultural stories, metaphors, and images that embody these principles in varying degrees of fidelity. Don\u2019t misunderstand me: this entanglement with cultural narratives and ideas isn\u2019t unique to evangelicals, nor is being creatures of culture necessarily a bad thing. In fact, living within the cultures of this world is God\u2019s plan. It is part of being human. I think, however, that because evangelicalism from its beginnings in the western world has been so tied to political power, it has been easier for us to overlook the entanglement that is inherent to being part of any human culture. Yet, our task is no different from Christians within any Christian movement, sect, time, place, or culture.&#8221;<\/em> &#8211; <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/anxiousbench\/2023\/08\/evangelical-imagination-interview-karen-swallow-prior\/\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/anxiousbench\/2023\/08\/evangelical-imagination-interview-karen-swallow-prior\/\" target=\"_blank\">Karen Swallow Prior<\/a>, an interview with Andrea L. Turpin <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.christianitytoday.com\/ct\/2023\/september\/evangelical-imagination-karen-swallow-prior-stories-images.html\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.christianitytoday.com\/ct\/2023\/september\/evangelical-imagination-karen-swallow-prior-stories-images.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><em>Repairing the Evangelical House Means Renewing the Evangelical Imagination<\/em> &#8211; Carolyn Weber<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/podcasts.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/episode-11-sanctification-with-karen-swallow-prior\/id1692874280?i=1000626902932\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/podcasts.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/episode-11-sanctification-with-karen-swallow-prior\/id1692874280?i=1000626902932\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Holy Unhappiness Podcast with Amanda Held Opelt &#8211;<em> Sanctification with Karen Swallow Prior<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"THE DEEPEST PLACE - Podcast interview w\/ Dr. Curt Thompson\" width=\"474\" height=\"267\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/fC5rJYbxpZs?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-wp-embed is-provider-the-habit wp-block-embed-the-habit\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"oDMpCuonQB\"><a href=\"https:\/\/thehabit.co\/curt-thompson-goes-to-the-deepest-place\/\">Curt Thompson Goes to the Deepest Place<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" style=\"position: absolute; visibility: hidden;\" title=\"&#8220;Curt Thompson Goes to the Deepest Place&#8221; &#8212; The Habit\" src=\"https:\/\/thehabit.co\/curt-thompson-goes-to-the-deepest-place\/embed\/#?secret=kNm6Dd8zCv#?secret=oDMpCuonQB\" data-secret=\"oDMpCuonQB\" width=\"474\" height=\"267\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/podcasts.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/551-curt-thompson-the-deepest-place\/id730506800?i=1000625088470\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/podcasts.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/551-curt-thompson-the-deepest-place\/id730506800?i=1000625088470\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Norsworthy Podcast &#8211; Curt Thompson: <em>The Deepest Place<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>5) International Food Festivals<\/strong> &#8211; <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/debmillswriter.com\/?p=30766\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/debmillswriter.com\/?p=30766\" target=\"_blank\">Ethnic foods<\/a> are a favorite in our family&#8230;maybe every family. I&#8217;m talking from Afghan boulani (flatbread) to Southern biscuits and gravy. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It&#8217;s a joy to be invited to the home of friends who bring their gracious hospitality and yummy food to our part of the world. Just recently, I had the pleasure of sitting down to lunch with an Afghan family.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/debmillswriter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/IMG_7284-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/debmillswriter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/IMG_7284-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-32273\" srcset=\"https:\/\/debmillswriter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/IMG_7284-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/debmillswriter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/IMG_7284-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/debmillswriter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/IMG_7284-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/debmillswriter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/IMG_7284-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/debmillswriter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/IMG_7284-2048x1536.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/debmillswriter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/IMG_7287-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/debmillswriter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/IMG_7287-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-32274\" srcset=\"https:\/\/debmillswriter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/IMG_7287-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/debmillswriter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/IMG_7287-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/debmillswriter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/IMG_7287-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/debmillswriter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/IMG_7287-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/debmillswriter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/IMG_7287-2048x1536.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">I&#8217;ve learned so much from our Afghan friends who came here in the Fall of 2021. 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How about you? Any foodies out there? Comment below what some of your international favorites are and if you cook them at home or have the joy of a local restaurant or festival.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>______________________________________________________________________________________________________________<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>That&#8217;s the latest 5 Faves. Hope you have a restful weekend and energetic start to the coming week!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Bonuses:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.romper.com\/parenting\/little-boys-body-image-superhero?utm_source=pocket-newtab\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.romper.com\/parenting\/little-boys-body-image-superhero?utm_source=pocket-newtab\" target=\"_blank\"><em>My Son, Superhero in Training<\/em> &#8211; Rachel Friedman<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"embed-twitter\"><blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"474\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">This is the way. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/pWlnjUSLzG\">https:\/\/t.co\/pWlnjUSLzG<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Karen Swallow Prior (Notorious KSP at The Priory) (@KSPrior) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/KSPrior\/status\/1700268465742049477?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 8, 2023<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/div>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"embed-twitter\"><blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"474\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">I think there\u2019s another word for this. 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