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Espionage in the Days of Disco
Today has been a day! It started before the crack of dawn with the second Zoom meeting for my summer audit class, Pastoral Ministry in the Modern Novel. Today we discussed what we had learned from Cry, the Beloved Country … Continue reading
“Turn, Turn, Turn” Again
The local ABC affiliate decided to preempt this week’s Marvel’s Agents of SHIELD, which left me with some time to watch the first big turning point in the series’ seven season run. So after a nice walk down the hill … Continue reading
From the Mountain to the Sea
Earlier this month the folks at Princeton University Press released a book by John Garth detailing the locations that likely inspired different aspects of JRR Tolkien’s imagination and writings. Sometimes it feels like about-Tolkien books are a dime a dozen, … Continue reading
Diagnosing Decadence
Earlier this week I posted a classic Calvin and Hobbes Sunday strip having to do with perspective, particularly what happens Calvin tries to “engage” his dad in some kind of “minor debate.” It’s a visually brilliant strip that points to … Continue reading
Mountains Again
Appropriate for today for many reasons, I think.
SHIELD’s Own Endgame?
Things with Marvel’s Agents of SHIELD took an interesting turn this week. It looks like we’re spending roughly two episodes in each time period, and each time period is revealing more of the thread that entwines SHIELD and Hydra. So … Continue reading
Wednesday Evening Song
A little music from the Avett Brothers to close out the middle of the week.
Turing Test in Reverse?
This week’s new Agents of SHIELD took us to Area 51 in the 1950s. There was some nice humor mixed in with this week’s hunt for the evil robots from the future. Plus there was the arrival of Agent Sousa … Continue reading
Ministry is Friendship
I’m just few hours away from the first live Zoom meeting of the course that I’m auditing this summer through my old university. I am cautiously optimistic about the opportunity. Last night I sat down to write my reflection of … Continue reading
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Strange Summer Day
Today didn’t go as I had planned at all. Last night I noticed something stuck in my right front tire: turned out to be a screw. No real leak, but you can’t be too careful. So my day started with … Continue reading
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