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Merry (Subversive) Christmas!
Alan Jacobs recently brought together Star Wars, The Lord of the Rings, and Pixar’s The Incredibles for a quality reflection on power (or, in most cases, super-powers) and its subversion in popular mediums. From the article: “The race is not … Continue reading
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Thoughts on Star Wars- The Force Awakens
Caught an early showing of Star Wars- The Force Awakens last night. And while I don’t want to give too much of anything away, I can’t help but say a few things. Anything you read below the banner could be … Continue reading
Honestly, Episode III
Well, first reviews of Star Wars: The Force Awakens look quite promising. I’m staying away from anything more substantial than a Rotten Tomatoes rating at this point. Surely I can make it 36 hours without any major spoilers. The folks … Continue reading
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Luke Skywalker and the Other Princess
Hard to believe that two weeks from now we’ll be well into a third round of Star Wars movies. It’s been interesting to talk with fans young (who like Jar Jar) and old (who wish Jar Jar never existed). Opinions … Continue reading
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The Twice-Ascending King
Today certain parts of the church celebrated what is known as Christ the King Sunday. It falls each year on the Sunday before Advent. In his collection of lectionary reflections, Twelve Months of Sundays, N. T. Wright points out some … Continue reading
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The Awkward but Necessary Silence
Today sees the release of the extended edition of The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies. Of all the moments in the film (extended or theatrical), this is one of my favorites: I suppose it doesn’t make much sense … Continue reading
One of the Doctor’s Best
Last night I finally got around to watching the most recent episode of Doctor Who. What started as another “invasion” story ended up being one of the best moments of the show’s nine seasons (and a wonderful coda to the … Continue reading
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A Song for Everyone: Be Kind to Yourself
These last few weeks, we’ve been talking to our younger students about expectations. In our wrap-up today, I’ll be playing them this video: “Be Kind to Yourself” by Andrew Peterson. The more I listen to it, the more I am … Continue reading
A Variety of Values
One of the most profitable parts of The Advantage for me was Lencioni’s distinction of values in the chapter on creating clarity. He write a good bit about the mission statement fad of a few years ago and how easy … Continue reading
A Team by Any Other Name . . .
I mentioned in a post last week about how “lone ranger” teaching can seem. It’s always interesting (and jarring), then, when you have to work well with others in some broader context. That’s when words like “team” get thrown around. … Continue reading
Space Enough, and Time 