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Travel Bits
A month has passed since I made my way to Victoria, BC for what has become something of an annual tradition for me. (Pictures can be found to the right.) When I travel, I try and keep three things in … Continue reading
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Isaiah 40 and Advent
Isaiah 40 is no stranger to the Advent season. It’s also part of the culture of the school where I teach. But I recently had a “fresh eyes” experience of one particular part of the chapter when I saw it … Continue reading
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Advent as a Time for Waiting
Yesterday was the first Sunday of Advent. I’ve been writing about Advent off and on for over a decade, which points towards how resonant the idea of Advent is for me (particularly since I’m not a member of a liturgical … Continue reading
“Made for People” Redux
Back in August I wrote a few posts about Justin Whitmel Earley’s Made for People. I enjoyed the book so much that I did a short seminar on it for some students at school a few weeks ago. Instead of … Continue reading
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“Full of a Beautiful Gloom”
I’m not totally sure what to make of this recent Plough essay by Clare Coffey, but I know that I like a lot of it. In the piece, Coffey tries to tackle the weird “vibe” that takes us through autumn, … Continue reading
The Doctor at Sixty
It’s sobering to think that ten years have passed since “The Day of the Doctor.” But it has. And a few hours from now, the first of three “60th Anniversary Specials” will drop on Disney+ (something else that is sobering … Continue reading
On England and Scotland
If you scroll down and look to the right, you’ll see that I’ve finally updated my Flickr account with a handful of pictures from my recent school trip to England and Scotland. The trip was good, with an almost identical … Continue reading
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A Summary of Things
Brad East, of Abilene Christian University, has a knack for observation and summary. Case in point: today’s blog post titled “A Loosening.” The premise? It seems to me there has been, in the past twenty years, what I’m going to … Continue reading
The Possibility of Recovering Something Lovely
We’re just under two months away from the Doctor Who 60th Anniversary adventure. Crazy to think it’s been ten years since Tennant and Smith and Baker celebrated the 50th. There’s a lot at stake in the 60th anniversary story, as … Continue reading
Staying True
Last week I was talking to a co-worker about Made for People who then recommended to me Hua Hsu’s Stay True. Stay True is a biographical account of college life for Hsu, who attended Berkley back in the 90s. And … Continue reading
Space Enough, and Time 