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Questioning the Need for Alarm
Seth Godin recently had something interesting to say about organizations and the “need for alarm.” Turns out there are things organizations can and should be mindful of. From Godin: Alarm is overrated. People say, “there’s no need for alarm,” as … Continue reading
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When Irony Killed the World
Perhaps the most important question posed by Mad Max: Fury Road was found scrawled on a couple of walls in the movie’s bleak landscape: who killed the world? And while it’s obvious in the movie that man and his greed … Continue reading
On Paying Attention
At the end of the final season of The Newsroom, Jedidiah Purdy and For Common Things get name-dropped. Being a fan of show-runner Aaron Sorkin, I decided to give the book a try. I ordered it from Amazon, only to … Continue reading
Let There Be Light, Love, and Music
One of the songs Andrew Peterson played (and that he had the audience join in with) at his Hawaii concert last month was “Let There Be Light.” It wasn’t a song that I had listened to much (if at all) … Continue reading
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Origins of the Outlaws
A few weeks ago, I mentioned the forthcoming book from N. D. Wilson, Outlaws of Time. Wilson recently posted some backstory to the new endeavor, setting it in the context of his attempt to embrace more of the “myth of … Continue reading
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Sentences for Lent
A couple of days ago, I quoted an article by Peter Leithart about the nature of the Christian calendar (particularly in light of the season of Lent). He recently posted “a murder of tweets” about the season. I share my … Continue reading
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Lent and the Move from Light to Life
Today Christians from all over the world will commemorate Ash Wednesday. They will have ashes drawn on their foreheads, will be reminded that they are dust first and last, will be called to repentance because God’s kingdom is near. … Continue reading
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Lent and Life Between Calendars
Many of us spend our lives shuttling between different calendars. We live by the Gregorian calendar: Tuesdays and Februaries. As teachers and students, we live by the school calendar: quarters, semesters, grade-check periods. And as Christians, we often live by … Continue reading
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“The TARDIS Awakens”
Journey back to a time when the Doctor returned, when Rose met the Doctor, when the Daleks were thought to be extinct. And all to the sound and tempo of Star Wars- The Force Awakens. (Tip of the hat to … Continue reading
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Hope and the Long Defeat
It is difficult to believe that we are one full month into 2016. At the end of last year, there were a couple of good articles/essays about things like The Lord of the Rings and Star Wars- The Force Awakens … Continue reading
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Space Enough, and Time 