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Ah, Those Little Things (that give you away)
Perhaps the one song from U2’s Songs of Experience that has really stuck with me over the last few months has been one of the album’s slower songs, “The Little Things That Give You Away.” A few weeks ago I … Continue reading
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Generational Encouragement of a Necessary Kind
I finally got around to watching Chris Pratt’s “Generation Award” acceptance speech at the recent MTV Video and TV Awards. It’s one of those nice bits of pop culture that float to the top every now and then that can … Continue reading
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Crashing through the City of Mirrors
Long have I considered myself a zombie guy. The sense of civilization lost, of a rag-tag group of survivors trying to make things right (or at least stop things from going so very, very wrong), the sobering irreversibility of so … Continue reading
Second Thoughts on First Reformed?
Scratch the surface of the 96% Rotten Tomatoes approval rating for First Reformed and you’ll find frustration and discontent from those hoping for a more faith-filled movie about a small church pastor trying to make sense of the ever-bleaker world … Continue reading
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Beyond Working Lonely
A couple of weeks ago, I posted some thoughts on what set Parks and Recreation apart from the other comedies of its particular moment. I stand by my assertion that of all the Thursday night shows on NBC from the … Continue reading
Working Lonely
Last month I posted a couple of links to Comment Magazine (along with an extended quote from Henri Nouwen) on the topic of loneliness. Comment’s most recent issue is about social isolation, and little by little they have released parts … Continue reading
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Friends in Movies
A friend recently recommended the 2013 comedy Are You Here to me based on the following quote about friendship: See, nobody believes in friendship. People talk about it, you see it on TV, people drop by, go to the doctor … Continue reading
A Matter of Formation
It’s both interesting and sobering to see how the roles of faith and Scripture are being shaped and perhaps recast in our contemporary moment. Yesterday’s online conversation was dominated by the meaning of Romans 13 as it relates to government … Continue reading
Kill Your (Social Media) Darlings?
It’s odd to think about how quickly our culture became mediated by digital technology. I started up a blog soon after moving to Hawaii to keep friends and family back home aware of my life. Facebook took on that role, … Continue reading
Update on That Temporary Vocational Stretch
Just over a year ago I posted some thoughts on what I had dubbed my “temporary vocational stretch.” I’m now one year into that stretch, and it seems that the stretch isn’t quite over. In May, we made moves that … Continue reading
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