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New Music, Ever and Always
ANDREW OSENGA has been one of my favorite musicians for over a decade now. His time with The Normals and Caedmon’s Call is over, but he still puts out quality solo music. A few months ago, he announced plans for … Continue reading
The Big 3-6
I HAD EVERY INTENT to write something personal and profound here today, on the day I turn 36. Believe it or not, I have some stuff I want to say. But the last few days have been packed, packed with … Continue reading
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Maui Visit
I’VE SPENT the last two nights on the island of Maui. It’s my third time to the island, my second with our school’s seniors. Traveling with students and peers is always interesting for me. I never quite know how to … Continue reading
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A Titanic Movie I Might Actually See
with apologies to Kathy I HOLD IT AS A PERSONAL ACCOMPLISHMENT that I have not seen the movie Titanic. It’s just one of those things, really, that you make a “cause” out of almost after the fact. I never had any … Continue reading
The Wright Reading of Scripture?
I RECENTLY GIFTED a copy of N. T. Wright’s How God Became King to a friend who I thought would enjoy the theological challenge. In the book, Wright asserts that we have “turned the speakers too high” on two aspects … Continue reading
Taking Stock
ONE OF MY FIRST EVENINGS in Honolulu back in the the summer of 2003 involved going out to eat with my one friend and many of my new co-workers. I think we had Japanese food, though that memory eludes me. … Continue reading
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Easter Quotations
IN A FEW HOURS, morning will break and Christians around the world will greet each other with “He is risen; He is risen indeed.” I’ve been mindful of the time almost all week, attending a short church service for many … Continue reading
Telling Stories Again
TAKING GOOD MOVIES FOR GRANTED is easy in the winter months, when the Oscar race is heating up and so many major artists have great working coming to the silver screen. In the glut of greatness, some films go unnoticed, … Continue reading
You Might Want to Read This
BOOKS are always a topic of conversation for me: I spent part of the afternoon catching up with graduates who love to read and one who has written a novel of his own. I didn’t like them much as a … Continue reading
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The Thing to Do
WHEREVER YOU ARE, be all there. I can’t remember when I first heard that said, but it’s been a part of my thinking for a long time now. It’s the other side of being awake: awake is for yourself, being … Continue reading
Space Enough, and Time 