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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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“Waiting is Our Friend”
Probably the thinker who has influenced me most these last five years when it comes to faith and church life is Andrew Root. His writing on church life in a secular age has been a vital way for me to … Continue reading
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The Ash Wednesday Confrontation
This piece by Richard Beck is the best thing I read today about the observance of Ash Wednesday. It’s an interesting snapshot of a modern approach to an ancient tradition.
“A Universe with Stakes” or “The Right Way to Experience the World”
Back in early January, I attempted a short series of reflections on the hot-button of the turn of the year: the Christian faith and a “therapeutic gospel.” This piece by Brad East of Abilene Christian University was going to be … Continue reading
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Microserfs Up!
I finally finished my re-read of Microserfs by Douglas Coupland. I read it the first time over a decade-and-a-half ago: once I read one of Coupland’s novels, I had to read them all. I re-read another Coupland novel, Eleanor Rigby, … Continue reading
Happy Valentine’s Day, Charlie Brown
This week’s classic Peanuts strip had Chuck and Peppermint Patty talking under the tree, which almost always leaves one of the two frustrated. That’s especially true for holidays, it seems. (image from gocomics.com)
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