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Andrew Peterson in Concert
Tonight I had the opportunity to see Andrew Peterson in concert. This is a pretty cool thing for me. I usually don’t make it to Tennessee for Christmas until after Peterson’s Behold the Lamb of God tour is over. In … Continue reading
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Friday Night Light
It’s been a nice, quiet Friday: the nice way to cap off a hectic beginning to the second half of the school year. Because of some personnel shifts, I’m back to teaching five sections (which is a joy), which requires … Continue reading
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Hope in the Night
It’s been a short but packed week. I’m definitely looking forward to the weekend, a real chance to recover from jumping into a new semester. Here’s a song by Andrew Peterson and friends from their time last year at Laity … Continue reading
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Epiphany and the Old Dispensation
Today marked the end of the twelve days of Christmas. Epiphany, which commemorates the appearance of the Magi before the Christ child, is also used as a reminder of God’s extension of salvation to the Gentiles. T. S. Eliot composed … Continue reading
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Sherlocked into the Victorian Age
I was somewhere over the Pacific Ocean when PBS aired Sherlock- The Abominable Bride. I’ve done a pretty decent job of staying away from reviews and spoilers. So I’m pretty pumped to get to see the episode at the theater … Continue reading
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Star Wars on a Budget
These days the internet is full of “remakes” of movies and their trailers. Most of the time, the quality stuff seems to be done with LEGO blocks. The folks over at Robot 6 recently posted the “Budget Video” version of … Continue reading
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Stars Wars and Sensibility
We’re two weeks into life with Star Wars- The Force Awakens, and it seems like there’s always some new opinion or auxiliary content to read through. This morning I came across an article listing various concepts and scenes that were included … Continue reading
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“Happily Ever After” and the Doctor
This year’s Doctor Who Christmas special, “The Husbands of River Song,” is a great example of the tension that exists in long-term stories broken up into narrative fragments. While not totally the same as The Lord of the Rings or … Continue reading
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Unfinished
My calendar year 2015 actually started five weeks before 2014 ended. I had been asked to preach at the church I now call home on the first Sunday of Advent. And while I was okay with what I said and … Continue reading
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Augustine’s Note to Self: On Thinking and Writing
From early on in Augustine’s Soliloquies (translated by Kim Paffenroth): Pray for good health and aid, so that you may accomplish what you desire; and put it in writing, so that your confidence may be increased by what you have done. Then … Continue reading
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Space Enough, and Time 