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Transfiguration
While it wasn’t acknowledged much in my own church besides the children’s literature for the morning, yesterday was celebrated as “Transfiguration Sunday” in many churches across the world. It’s a little like the “last breath before the plunge” that is … Continue reading
Early Running with the Doctor
2019 was supposed to be the year that I revisited some of my favorite British television. Doctor Who. Spaced. Downton Abbey. Sherlock. The movies of Edgar Wright. Simon Pegg movies not directed by Edgar Wright. The claymation of Nick Park. … Continue reading
Faring Well
Near the end of 2018, James K. A. Smith announced his departure from Comment Magazine as its editor. Each quarter, Smith would write about his perspective on some in-the-moment issues using his “World View” column, something he called “an annotated reading … Continue reading
New King on the Block
I should start by going on record as saying that one of my favorite moments in Aquaman was at the end when someone says “Hail, King Arthur!” While the world of Middle Earth is key for me, the world of Arthur’s England … Continue reading
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Writing Reflection
This past Monday I made a commitment to try and post something each day this week using Kevin Vanhoozer’s “The Drama of Discipleship” essay as a prompt. I’ve been way too sporadic with the site the last few months and … Continue reading
Strength for Today, and Bright Hope
How odd, writing about strength on a rainy Friday night at the end of a short but intense work week. But that’s the way the essay-for-reflection falls. And so the question of strength from Kevin Vanhoozer’s “The Drama of Discipleship.” … Continue reading
How the Mind Matters
The third component of the Old Testament Great Commandment is loving God with all of your mind. As a teacher, I’d like to think that I think about thinking a lot. Hopefully I’ve gotten a little better at it over … Continue reading
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Virtue is the Signal
One of the interesting things about Kevin Vanhoozer’s “The Drama of Discipleship” essay in his Pictures at a Theological Exhibition collection is in how well it spirals. In this case, spiraling is a good thing: it’s a pedagogical method where … Continue reading
Love and the Story
The big question that goes unasked but is answered all of the time in churches throughout history is this: what do we do with Jesus? I say unasked because our practices have often been “locked in” for some time. That … Continue reading
“Loving the Truth We Speak”
One thing the last 18 months of life and work have shown me is my need for wisdom. Wisdom that is both deeper and wider than general life advice (though it would probably get there eventually). But wisdom, it turns … Continue reading
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