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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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“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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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
One More for Rich
Yesterday I posted a link to a recent piece about the 25th anniversary of the death of Rich Mullins. The folks over at First Things also posted an article. The piece, written by Bethel McGrew, also includes links to multiple … Continue reading
25 Years after Rich
Today marks the 25th anniversary of the death of Rich Mullins. To mark the occasion, a number of artists got together to record a variety of his songs for the Bellsburg album. The Kickstarter project also gave backers access to … Continue reading
On Tour with Tuor
There was a time where I thought this summer would be the time to reread the Lord of the Rings. I even packed my bags in preparation for it. But to read LOTR is no small task, not something to … Continue reading
Space Enough, and Time 