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In But Not Of, Teaching and Learning Edition
Reading Alan Jacobs’ biography of C. S. Lewis, I couldn’t help but imagine what it must have been like to listen to the man lecture. Then I couldn’t help but remember how far most academic institutions have moved from a … Continue reading
Goodbye, Glee
Somewhere in the transition between the first and second hour of Glee‘s two-hour finale I had a C. S. Lewis thought, a thought that was confirmed when the show’s second hour started with Will Schuester’s high school glee club coach … Continue reading
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Barry Allen: Time Lord
This week’s episode of The Flash was a doozy. Over the course of two or three scenes, it moved the story of Barry Allen forward dramatically. Cisco shot. A tsunami poised to smash Central City. Barry and Iris making peace … Continue reading
On Reading the Bible
C. S. Lewis started his lecture, “De Audiendis Poetis,” with the assertion that “there are more ways than one of reading old books.” What Lewis said to be true of many works of medieval literature is also and ultimately true … Continue reading
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Rebuilding Community
Community is a tricky thing, both fictitious and real. Just ask the makers of NBC-now-Yahoo’s Community, starting its sixth season today with Yahoo’s Screen service. If it happened to still be on NBC, it would be the final remnant of it’s … Continue reading
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Spring Break Reading: 2015 Edition
Spring break has sprung again, and I’ve got a nice stack of books to read through. I’m one chapter shy of finishing Alan Jacobs’ biography of C. S. Lewis, The Narnian. I’ve enjoyed the book quite a bit, though how … Continue reading
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Quarter’s End, Find a Spot
The third quarter of the school year comes to a close today. Time flies regardless of whether you’re having fun or not (and I’ve definitely enjoyed this semester). If all goes well, I’ll get to leave the classroom today and … Continue reading
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The Difference Between Temporal and Eternal Things
From Augustine’s On Christian Teaching: So there are these three things which all knowledge and prophecy serve: faith, hope, and love. But faith will be replaced by the sight of visible reality, and hope by the real happiness which we shall … Continue reading
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Paging Bruce Banner
A friend recently shared with me some thoughts on anger from Chip Dodd’s The Voice of the Heart. I’ve not quite thought about anger in this way before, but I like it: Authentic anger is a caring feeling, telling us that something … Continue reading
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Space Enough, and Time 