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Summer with Some Saints (part two)
A couple of days ago I mentioned spending the summer with some saints. In that entry, it was St. Francis of Assisi through the writings of G. K. Chesterton. At the same time I was reading about Francis, I was … Continue reading
Summer with Some Saints (part one)
A decent bit of my reading this summer has been “saint-centric.” Right now I’m slowly working through Fire Within by Thomas Dubay. The book is a consideration of prayer through the works of Teresa of Avila and John of the … Continue reading
Laity Lodge on My Mind
Even when it isn’t summer, my mind often wanders to Laity Lodge. It wanders there in the summer, of course, because the two times I’ve visited the retreat center have both been in late June/early July. I visited the first … Continue reading
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In the Neighborhood
It’s been a while since I’ve visited a neighbor island (beyond an airport layover). It’s amazing to me how different each island is, how each island inspires the visitor in different ways. And while the islands mentioned in this piece … Continue reading
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On Forgetting
(Forced) Forgetfulness was a theme in this week’s Star Trek: Strange New Worlds. Here’s the trailer for the episode, which gives some hint of the price of forgetfulness. Forgetfulness (forced or otherwise) is also a key thread in The Silver … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Faith, Movies, Scripture, Television
Tagged CS Lewis, JRR Tolkien, Lord of the Rings, Star Trek
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Summer-Time Fictions
It’s been a good summer of fiction for me, though I haven’t moved through anything too quickly. The latter half of June was all about The Ferryman by Justin Cronin. Some of my favorite moments reading during the summer involved … Continue reading
A Song for the Day
A classic song from Rich Mullins to close out the day. Like so many of Rich’s songs, it balances the beauty and the tension that can come with life as we know and experience it. Always a good thing to … Continue reading
Seen and Believed
It’s crazy to me that it’s been three months since Apple TV+ dropped this teaser trailer for the third (and supposedly final) season of Ted Lasso. It’s been three months, yes, and the background song hasn’t played a role in … Continue reading
On the Remarkable Ordinary
These last couple of weeks, my morning reading has been a slow (mostly re-)read of Frederick Buechner’s The Remarkable Ordinary. It was one of the last two books of Buechner’s to be published before his death last August. I started … Continue reading
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“Because We Are Written”
Brad East has been blogging a bit more recently. His take on academics and AI is pretty genius (and something I’ve shared with a number of co-workers). He also recently posted a piece on fantasy literature, comedy, and the question … Continue reading
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Space Enough, and Time 