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Movies and Meanings
This past weekend was a rare, double-feature weekend for me. First up was The Outrun, which tells the story of a recovering alcoholic trying to make-do in the Orkney Islands. The lead, Rona, is played by Saoirse Ronan, whose life … Continue reading
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Civilization, Culture, and What Comes Next
I finally got around to watching Paul Kingsnorth’s “Against Christian Civilization” lecture. I kept putting it off but had a good friend that kept reminding me to watch it. It does not disappoint. What he has to say is difficult … Continue reading
On Screening Screens
The conversation around smart phones and social media and screens continues, with schools being a primary flashpoint. Two people behind this necessary focus have been Andy Crouch (of The Tech-Wise Family) and Jonathan Haidt (of The Anxious Generation). The two … Continue reading
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The Fuel You Use
I’ve thought a good bit about internal and external motivations since my trip to Yosemite. There’s an echo of that conversation in this recent post by Seth Godin, where he writes about what “fuels” you. Motivation matters, I think. But … Continue reading
Against Reductionism
Fred Sanders begins The Deep Things of God with a distinction that is worth making in many areas: the emphatic and the reductionistic. He’s thinking specifically of the Trinity in relation to the many other things that healthy evangelical Christians … Continue reading
Returning to Psalm 16
Yesterday’s readings in the Daily Office brought me back around to Psalm 16. If I didn’t already use the first part of Psalm 27 on test days in class, I’d probably start using chunks of this one. It “works” on … Continue reading
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Yosemite
This time last week I was driving back to Fresno after staying the night in the Yosemite valley floor. I’d been trying to get to Yosemite since some dear friends moved to the area over a year ago. This time, … Continue reading
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Just As I Am [October 8, 2024]
And just like that, the first quarter of the new school year is over. It’s amazing how time flies. I’m also amazed at how little I posted over the last few weeks of the quarter. There are a few reasons … Continue reading
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Appropriate to the Specific
Yesterday I shared a quote from Impossible Creatures by Katherine Rundell. Today I’d like to share a Wendell Berry quote (from his book The Gift of Good Land) that I came across via Hadden Turner’s Substack. Turner is an agrarian … Continue reading
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A Quote of Endless Impossibilities
I recently (and temporarily) put aside my re-read of The Silmarillion for a reading of Katherine Rundell’s Impossible Creatures. The book has a lot of buzz (and fans) across the Atlantic. When a co-worker put the book on my radar, … Continue reading
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