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Sunday’s Best: Is This the Way?
It’s been a good day for new comics in the Sunday paper. I’ll get around to sharing a couple of other examples throughout the week, but I thought this week’s FoxTrot was definitely worth sharing today. We don’t really get … Continue reading
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The Force of the Holidays
It’s not much of a struggle for me to hold off on Christmas stuff until after Thanksgiving, but this one might sneak in sooner rather than later. I’ll be curious to see whether or not it picks up after The … Continue reading
Midweek Moment
Veterans’ Day was yesterday, which made for an interesting break in the middle of the week. It often feels like normal work weeks are hard to come by, but a midweek day off feels a bit like a mid-week weekend … Continue reading
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Missing the Turn
This past Friday I went out to dinner with my neighbors. We decided to grab a bite down at Ala Moana Center. I’m a regular there, eating breakfast at a local diner there at least once a week whenever things … Continue reading
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On a Break
So I inadvertently took a break from posting for most of last week. Last Wednesday was packed. Classes, meetings, mainland phone calls, groceries, yard work, helping move furniture: by the time I was done with the day, posting an entry … Continue reading
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From Luke for These Days
The Gospel readings have been Luke for these last few weeks. These last two days of readings have felt oddly appropriate for these days. From chapter twelve in the ESV: 54 He also said to the crowds, “When you see a … Continue reading
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A Song for the Week
Today I had the interestingly political conversation that I’ve had in some time. Those kinds of conversations can be hard to come by in Our Current Moment. But good, honest conversations can by humbling and illuminating at the same time. … Continue reading
Reformation Post
It’s always interesting when a Baptist writer makes his way into a particularly Catholic journal. First Things, for all its possible faults, does find space to bring in others from beyond their tradition. This time around it was Bruce Ashford, … Continue reading
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Systems and Sunk Costs
There was a time that I regularly visited Seth Godin’s blog for some wisdom about the way the world works. A few years ago I just kind of stopped, though I drop in once in a blue moon. There have … Continue reading
No Getting Out
The days are just packed this week. The school days, that is. While things are slowing down for me some temporarily with chapel, things are picking up in other areas. Tomorrow I’m leading a faculty workshop with our elementary faculty. … Continue reading
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Space Enough, and Time 