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The Problem with Perfect
There’s this moment in every season of Big Brother where they have a “double-eviction” night. They basically run two weeks of game play in one evening. From an audience perspective, it’s intense. From a player’s perspective? I can’t imagine. We … Continue reading
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Reconsiderations
One of the things that a longer break can allow for is a certain amount of reflection and reconsideration. That’s something needed for Our Current Moment, I think. So much of the last six months has been about trying to … Continue reading
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Walking into the Break
Playing this one going into the break. It’s a remastered version of “Walk On” in celebration of the 20th anniversary re-release of All That You Can’t Leave Behind. Definitely makes you feel old. And while it’s one of my favorites, … Continue reading
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Almost Break
We’re less than 24 hours away from fall break. One more set of classes, one last round of grading, some slides to put together for when we return. And that’s about it. For the most part. In general. Because of … Continue reading
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Being Bodies
A couple of days ago I mentioned listening to sermons and talks while getting some grading done. Here’s another one that I listened to recently by Ephraim Radner. In many ways, he’s quite different from some of the other writers/pastors/teachers … Continue reading
Learning while Grading
It’s the end of the quarter, which means grades are almost due. It’s nice to listen to sermon and interviews while taking care of things. One that I listened to today was this recent interview with James K. A. Smith … Continue reading
Toward a Sense of Suffering?
This last week we have been talking about the problem of evil in class. It’s a short unit, but you’d like to think it’s something that will come back around (the discussion, not the evil) throughout a lifetime. Attempting to … Continue reading
“A Love That Is Hard”
In preparation for the release of the 20th Anniversary Edition of All That You Can’t Leave Behind, U2 has released a lyric-video for a previously unreleased song from that “era” (if that’s the right word . . . it feels … Continue reading
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Approaching Quarter’s End
Today I recorded my last chapel talk of the quarter. Mind you, I hadn’t planned on it happening today. It was lunch time when a co-worker reminded me that next week was the last week of the quarter. That plus … Continue reading
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Twenty-Three
Today marked the 23rd anniversary of the death of Rich Mullins. While I deeply love A Liturgy, a Legacy, and a Ragamuffin Band, I have found Brother’s Keeper becoming a truly close second. On some level, it feels a little … Continue reading
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