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On the Twelfth Day of Christmas . . .
For some time, I’ve been meaning to write something about this blog post by Brad East of Abilene Christian University. + + + + + + + I discovered East’s blog through Twitter some time in 2022. It was a … Continue reading
Posted in Faith, Notes for a World's End, Scripture, Teaching, The Long Story, Travel
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Rivers and Years
A new year started Sunday, but a new semester starts today. Sometimes it’s difficult to tell which is the most daunting. The last two semesters (spring 2022 and fall 2022) were different yet draining, so I’m not sure what to … Continue reading
Posted in Teaching, The Long Story
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One Word (of many) for the Year
Years begin and end with words . . . or, more fittingly, one word each. Over the last few years, many people have taken to the idea of “claiming” a word for the new year, a word they would like … Continue reading
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On Stalling
A good word from Seth Godin about organizations and stalling, because “the challenge of a stressful day is rarely directly related to today, it’s about tomorrow or years from now.”
Three “Working” Suggestions for Churches
Today’s post by Seth Hedman over at First Things is an interesting take on post-pandemic church culture (which also puts it in line with this piece by Ephraim Radner from the spring of 2020). In the post, Hedman challenges churches … Continue reading
Doctor’s (Return) Visit
Just about nine years ago, we got this hum-dinger of a scene at the end of the Doctor Who 50th Anniversary Special: And yesterday, with Jodie Whitaker’s final episode, we got this: Time will tell just how gimmicky the move … Continue reading
On Galadriel and Celeborn
We’re just a few hours away from the season one finale of The Rings of Power on Amazon Prime. Much of the conversation over the last couple of months has been about which character is Sauron in disguise. Not really … Continue reading
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Tagged JRR Tolkien, Lord of the Rings, Rings of Power
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“For Tomorrow”
I’ve been thinking about this post by Seth Godin for a good while now. I’m guessing that Godin is thinking about the topic of how we respond to organizations on a scale larger than the simply-personal. But ultimately, organizations are … Continue reading
Between Vigilance and Vengeance
We’re two episodes away from the end of the first season of The Rings of Power on Amazon Prime. It’s been a fun 6 episodes so far, putting to the screen characters and locations that have mostly only resided in … Continue reading
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Tagged JRR Tolkien, Lord of the Rings, Rings of Power
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Happy Birthday, Bilbo
It’s that time of year again, when Bilbo Baggins’s birthday comes back around. It’s always worth revisiting this clip from The Fellowship of the Ring: In line with this Tolkien moment, we’re halfway through the first season of The Rings … Continue reading
Space Enough, and Time 