#st paul
Minneapolis-St. Paul - Rachelle, Nicole, thanks for hosting and touristy tips! This set is another example of why I’m set on buying a nice DSLR camera soon. A little grainy at times and unfocused shot, which leaves our shot together Rachelle, out of the mix.
At any rate, the Basilica of St. Mary (1) in Minneapolis and the Cathedral of St. Paul (2) in St. Paul were designed by the same architect. The cathedrals website has some interesting text on its history, including that the high altar was designed by the same man who designed Grand Central Terminal in NYC. Cool huh?
I liked this shot of Rachelle looking out over the Stone Bridge back into Minneapolis (3). Thanks for having me and showing me around town!
Nicole (4), I know you hate this shot, but I think it’s great in its unstructured mess. It was so great seeing you again since you left New York and actually meeting your dad. Until next time right?
Cherry and spoon sculpture (5) in the Minneapolis sculpture garden.
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Aesthetically appealing, culturally relevant, and a helpful way-finding tool – we take a look at Minneapolis’ Green Line: http://ow.ly/zt3mU
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This popped up on Feedly recently, linking to this sermon by John Piper, a leading evangelical and neo-Calvinist. As a convert, it kinda sums up my problem with Protestantism, or at least one of them. (Protestants who don’t know what they’re protesting are another story.)
To read this blurb, Christianity seemingly begins in 1517. Jesus is absent, and St. Paul is only invoked insofar as he was used by Reformers to support their arguments fifteen hundred years later. Granted, Piper alleges that the Reformers “recovered” the true Gospel, linking them with Christ. But this is an assertion rather than evidence. What Piper means is: “There are various ways to interpret the New Testament. Luther’s way hadn’t been used by virtually any of the Church Fathers in fifteen hundred years, but I believe it so by gum it must have been the true gospel.”
Ok, then. I’m sure if I listen to the whole sermon that Piper reaches the conclusion above (which most Protestants have, in my previous experience) with a great deal of sophisticated hermeneutics. But still.
Small disclaimer: I subscribe to the Desiring God RSS feed because the site frequently does feature good articles. And whatever my quibbles with neo-Calvinism, I think it is good for evangelicalism, which is often captivated by theologically vapid and even heretical fads.
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Currently typing up a field study of St. Paul, which would be interesting, except for the fact that I am not feeling interested. And I thought you should know that.
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DECEMBER 14, 2016 - 349/366
THIS GUY, SNOW BLOWING THE STATE CAPITOL SINGLEHANDEDLY
“Naw, I got it. You guys go on home.”
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St Paul Bids His Farewell to Saint Peter, 1654
Bertholet Flemalle, 1614-1675
Cathedrale St Paul, Liege, Belgium
Still thinking about the amazing studio visit we did with Chris Larson last night in St. Paul! Really inspired by his consideration of space and his process of play. Listening to him talk about his work was a great reminder to always try new things especially if you think you can’t do them and to really trust your instincts. It’s not worth it if it isn’t fun.
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Minneapolis Goes to the Winter Carnival
Since the Aquatennial began in 1940, Minneapolis has been a land of summer celebrations. Minneapolitans are certainly no strangers to winter, however, and many have gladly made the trip across the river to join in the Saint Paul Winter Carnival. From Aquatennial royalty, to Minneapolis Tribune reporters, to everyday citizens, here are just a few photos of Minneapolis residents enjoying Winter Carnival (from top to bottom):
- Aquatennial Queen Patty McLane with Vulcan A.J. Brioscht and Aquatennial Chairman Bert Baston, 1948 (P05259)
- Aquatennial Queen Ruth Tolman and Queen of the Snows Shirley Peterson with King Boreas Joseph Shiely, 1947 (P27180)
- Aquatennial Officials wear matching parkas to Winter Carnival, 1947 (P22509)
- Aquatennial Queen Float at the Winter Carnival, 1947 (P27167)
- Minneapolis Tribune reporter Barbara Flanagan tries on Fire Queen costume, 1948 (FLAN0034)
- Louis Claeson competes in the Winter Carnival fishing derby on White Bear Lake, 1948 (P18235)
The 2022 Saint Paul Winter Carnival runs through February 6.
Photos from the Minneapolis Newspaper Photograph CollectionandBarbara Flanagan Collection in the Hennepin County Library Digital Collections.
Hmong New Year, Highland Junior-Senior High, St. Paul. December 19,1981. (Photographer: Marlin Heise)
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Rainy City.
The centre of London is made of gold and glass and it gleams, glitters and sparkle in the rare sunlight
05/20/2022
Gonna hafta be a little more specific.
JOKE-OGRAPHY:
In the Bible story this is based on, Paul’s going around establishing and maintaining groups of followers. Some folks start telling the new followers of non-Jewish descent – the “Gentiles” – that they can’t be saved unless they follow all the old Jewish customs, particularly circumcision. The Gentiles are a little put off by this and appeal to Paul who sends messengers to Peter and company to get their judgment on the teachings. Peter sends word back that only a few of the customs must still be followed for the converts in question, circumcision not being one of them.
In this cartoon, a Gentile asks Paul what customs they must follow. Paul answers with Peter’s list, which doesn’t include circumcision. The Gentile is relieved, not because of circumcision’s absence from the list, but instead because the list only has two items on it, which in his mind leaves all other forms of sin and debauchery as fair game. Of course, this is the wrong interpretation, though Paul may have a bit of trouble explaining that to the not-so-gentle Gentile.
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05/13/2022
Why make God do all the work?
JOKE-OGRAPHY:
In these verses, Paul is explaining that life is full of hardships, and those who suffer them nobly will find God, even in the darkness of life’s worst moments. In this cartoon, the way that he phrases this message leads one engineering mind to believe that it’s the hardships themselves that draw us closer to God, rather than how we deal with them or what we learn from them. Hence, he builds an obstacle course that doesn’t adhere to particularly strict safety regulations to maximize hardships, expecting it to help people get to heaven faster. He is technically correct.
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05/06/2022
How didn’t they PhariSEE that big crowd??
JOKE-OGRAPHY:
In these verses, some Jewish teachers get some Jewish people together and call out Paul as a lamewad. Paul, undiscouraged, acknowledges that the Jews, as God’s chosen people, deserve to hear His Word first, but those that don’t listen to it will be left behind as the message spreads to the rest of the world, even to the gentiles (non-Jews). In this cartoon, Paul illustrates this point by immediately turning to a massive crowd of gentiles and addressing them as “ladies and GENTILEmen”, replacing the “gentle” in “gentlemen” with “gentile”, since they’re gentiles. CLASSIC!
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Some fan art inspired by St. Paul’s most famous raccoon.
Now available as a print & a shirt, holy cow!
8x8" print: www.cannonmaps.com/prints/mprraccoon-print-8x8
shirt:stores.inksoft.com/kevin_cannon/shop/home
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Indie Bookstore Day is Saturday, April 29!
Eighteen Twin Cities stores are participating in the Bookstore Passport event, where you grab a passport at any store and collect stamps to get prizes.
One of the prizes is a map I drew! Thanks to Addendum Books in St. Paul for the photo.
More details:
http://tinyurl.com/bookstorepassport
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My favorite Minnesota river town needs your help! Please vote HERE to help Red Wing win a $500,000 prize to revitalize its picturesque downtown.
SmallBusinessRevolution.org
THANKS!
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Metro Transit asked me to create a map celebrating the new A Line. Posters will be available during the grand opening festivities on June 11.
Details:
https://www.metrotransit.org/a-line-opening-day-celebrations
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Let’s talk about Hippo Campus!
The people
Hippo Campus is an indie rock band from St. Paul, Minnesota. Its members met at the Saint Paul Conservatory for Performing Artists where they all attended high school. The band’s lineup includes Jake Luppen (vocals/guitar),Nathan Stocker (guitar/vocals), Zach Sutton (bass) and Whistler Allen (drums/vocals).
To be fair, I don’t know the band that well, due to the fact I only learned about them recently, so I’m not here to portray myself as an expert or anything like that… What I’m here for is to advice all of you to give them a listenandgo show them some support – if you feel like it – cause they deserve it, they’re a bunch of talented dudes with lovely tunes! ♥
The music
Their only full-length album – so far – is called Landmark and was released in 2017. I love this record so much, for mainly two reasons.
The artwork. It’s beautiful. Filled with small details. Almost cartoon-like. I don’t even know what it’s trying to say, but it’s cool, dontcha think? And the music. Every song is precious. Upbeat and uplifting, but also soft and chill, always make me feel happy.
In the interest of being “concise”I will finish by listing below my favourite songs by them, so you can check them out in case you’re interested:
- way it goes
- vines
- epitaph
- western kids
- vacation
- boyish
- buttercup
- Baseball
- Suicide Saturday
:-)
December 8, 1958 Mrs. Pesse Lear, 92, who lives at the Jewish Home for the Aged, observed Hanuka [sic] with Steven Gill, 11. Steven was one of 75 pupils from Temple Israel’s religious school who celebrated the holiday and entertained residents at the home Sunday. Earl Seubert, Minneapolis Star Tribune
