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Hey Dol! Merry Dol! Where are the Big Yellow Boots?
Yesterday we all awoke to the news that Tom Bombadil would appear in the upcoming second season of The Rings of Power on Amazon Prime. Here’s the picture from Vanity Fair: I will, of course, hold off on judgment until … Continue reading
2×2 for Resilience
I’ve mentioned and attempted to use the idea of a 2×2 square before, particularly when it comes to faithfulness and freedom. And while Andy Crouch is synonymous with the tool for me, it shows up in other places at times. … Continue reading
Mortal (and Immortal) Goods
Tonight is the season finale of Survivor which, for all intents and purposes, marks the end of the 2023-2024 television season. Summer television is less an odd duck than it used to be, since reruns are mostly a thing of … Continue reading
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Freedom and Faithfulness Revisited
Back in April, I posted a longer entry that included a four-square consideration of freedom and faithfulness. I’d meant to revisit the topic later, but not this later (over a month later). Even though I didn’t write about it, though, … Continue reading
Pentecost and the Passage of Time
Yesterday was the day of Pentecost in the church calendar, a celebration of the sending of the Spirit 50 days after the resurrection of Jesus. I marked the occasion yesterday with a song, but I want to say one or … Continue reading
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A Song to End the Season
Today is Pentecost Sunday, which marks the arrival of the Holy Spirit in the book of Acts and brings an end to the not-so-ordinary part of the church calendar. Here’s a song that didn’t make the cut for U2’s All … Continue reading
Return of the Rings
I knew something was up a couple of weeks ago when the icon for The Rings of Power suddenly returned to the front of “Amazon Originals” on my TV (after being conspicuously absent for some time). Earlier this week, Amazon … Continue reading
On Ascension Day
In the Eastertide narrative, today marks Ascension Day, forty days after Jesus’ resurrection and ten days before Pentecost. Erik Varden reflects well on the day in Entering the Twofold Mystery when, using Luke’s account of the moment in the book … Continue reading
Cinematic Stakes
I caught a late-afternoon screening of The Fall Guy yesterday. It is a great movie, one that works on practically every level. It really is the kind of movie you really want people to see: it’s funny, thoughtful, action-packed, and … Continue reading
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On “Living Vastly”
I appreciate how well Erik Varden works with phrases: both how he unpacks them and how he coins them. Consider a recent reflection on “living vastly“ (his words, not mine). First, he mentions the source of his reflection: a prayer … Continue reading
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Space Enough, and Time 