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Some Way Forward
We’re at an interesting pivot point, I think. After weeks of lockdown and moving around in small circles, the broader world is slowly, cautiously, opening back up. Every place is a little different, just like everyone’s opinion is a little … Continue reading
Variations on a Well-Chosen Theme
Over the years, Brandon Flowers and the Killers have been able to dig deep into a kind of storytelling line through their music that captures something a little Americana with a twist of Vegas thrown in. They have a new … Continue reading
Literary or Fragile
When our three-months-in Christian Ministries coordinator decided to move back to the mainland, I found myself back in front for our school’s chapel program. The departure came as a shock to most of us. I had about two weeks to … Continue reading
Once More for SHIELD
These are interesting times for serial television. Many shows still in production were shut down weeks ago for health concerns, which means those shows probably won’t get full seasons. Case in point: The Flash will end the season three episodes … Continue reading
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A Moment with Moses
These last few years I’ve been thinking about “leadership” much more often than I thought it would. So it’s no surprise that a recent reread of a moment in the life of Moses stuck out to me in a way … Continue reading
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The Before and After of Easter
Over the last couple of years, I’ve found the lens of friendship to be one way to deepen my understanding of the Easter story. I even tried to articulate it in my Easter talk for chapel a couple of weeks … Continue reading
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A Moment without Time
Over the last couple of days Damon Linker’s recent article from The Week about Our Current Moment and and the passage of time has shown up in a number of different places. It’s a good piece that speaks to the … Continue reading
Posted in Notes for a World's End, Teaching
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Warmth in the Winter
Perhaps the clearest voice for me as I’ve tried to understand Our Current Moment has been Andy Crouch. He doesn’t work alone, of course. With the team at Praxis, he has articulated a handful of thoughtful articles that have brought … Continue reading
Shock but not Surprise
Yesterday our administration announced that we would remain in online learning protocol through the end of the year. While I wasn’t surprised by the decision, there’s still something of a “shock to the system” with the news. It’s one thing … Continue reading
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A Longer Song
Up until recently, I had an iPhone with an unfortunate iTunes quirk: it would only play songs in shuffle mode. Regardless if it was by artist or by album, I just couldn’t listen to something the way it had been … Continue reading
Space Enough, and Time 