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A Common Confession
Yesterday I rambled on a bit about The Pilgrim’s Progress and starting from a common place (as seen in the story with the Wicket Gate). How good it is, I think, for us to sing about that which is common … Continue reading
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How the Way Becomes Common
There’s one particular idea from Bunyan’s The Pilgrim’s Progress that has stuck with me since I reread it last semester. Early in the story, Christian is told to go to the wicket gate, that he will receive further instructions there. … Continue reading
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Parks, Recreation, and “Corporate Culture”
Last night’s Parks & Recreation double-header gave me a great example for something I’ve been mulling over for some time: the connections between culture, community, and relationships. Culture and community, of course, are buzzwords in corporate-speak. It’s definitely true in … Continue reading
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Let the Took Decide
From The Hobbit by JRR Tolkien: As they sang the hobbit felt the love of beautiful things made by hands and by cunning and by magic moving through him, a fierce and a jealous love, the desire of the hearts … Continue reading
Forgetting, Losing, and Finding Ourselves
One last selection from Bonhoeffer’s Life Together concerning reading the Bible together: Consecutive reading of Biblical books forces everyone who wants to hear to put himself, or to allow himself to be found, where God has acted once and for … Continue reading
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Space Enough, and Time 