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Away from Trivial Grief
The particularities of life during a worldwide pandemic have brought some fresh urgency to how many are articulating their faith during this season of Lent and Easter. Yesterday I recorded my Easter message for school chapel; there’s really no way … Continue reading
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Twenty Years Later . . .
Twenty years ago, this teaser trailer was released: It is difficult to imagine a world where the finished product of Peter Jackson and friends hasn’t been realized. How odd to have a voice-over by someone not from the movie! How … Continue reading
Big Picture Warning
As a single guy led by faith to live far from home, I often find myself trusting in the Big Picture more than others. On the best of days I hope to live a life that more closely resembles the … Continue reading
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A Slice of Comedic Genius
Over the last few days, the folks at the Ringer have been running a “greatest TV character of the century” poll. While I didn’t take part, I was glad to see that Michael Scott from The Office took the top … Continue reading
The Howling
A song to end the first week of the fourth quarter. It’s a Rich Mullins classic that you don’t hear that often unless you look for it. I love the sense of drive in the song.
Attending to Tears
It’s been interesting to watch some of the theological reflection that’s been going on by the pastor-theologian branch of things in light of the coronavirus. It is good to have people try and make sense of things. I appreciated Wright’s … Continue reading
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Walking without an Umbrella
Tonight was the first time in a while that I went out for a walk without an umbrella. We had a beautiful sunset, which was a nice way to wrap things up before classes start. The rest of the day … Continue reading
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Lamentations
TIME Magazine recently published a short piece by N. T. Wright about Our Current Moment. The title says it so well: Christianity Offers No Answers About the Coronavirus. It’s Not Supposed To. “That’s not supposed to be true,” you might … Continue reading
Streams of Loving and Learning
I spent a chunk of my afternoon today working trying to get a better understanding of what the next week of teaching will look like for me. I checked out the platform that I’ll most likely be using to record … Continue reading
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The Day before the Doctor
It wasn’t until today that I realized that the US version of The Office and the rebooted version of Doctor Who came into the world at the same time (15 years ago this week). The Office gets a lot more … Continue reading
