My name is Glen Davis, a Nationally Appointed US Missionary with the Assemblies of God. I lead Chi Alpha Christian Fellowship at Stanford University. This is my blog, where I talk about things that interest me. I also maintain a database of quotes that I've found stimulating.
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Just Thinking…
The Thinker. We were walking across campus and I saw that it was temporarily vacant, so I just had to jump up and have my photo snapped!Doing a little research, I learned that Auguste Rodin originally created The Thinker as part of his masterpiece The Gates of Hell. The figure sat atop the gates and reflected on the fate of the damned.
Yikes! I suppose that makes Stanford a good site for
And so Paula and I are here to give him less to think about. Pray for us as we represent Christ on this strategic mission field!
there are 25 castings of the famous enlarged version.
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I love Rodin’s sculptures…
Sad fact, in the 9/11 attacks on the WTC, not only did we lose all those people, but some nice Art,too, including the Rodin collection of the CEO of Cantor Fitzgerald.
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Jennie Taliaferro September 2nd, 2002 at 01:45