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Every Breaking Wave Again
I’ve been holding onto this one for a while, if only because I keep planning on doing a “best of Songs of Innocence and Experience” list. This is one of my favorites, for sure. You kind of get the sense … Continue reading
A Turn of the Calendar Page
Yesterday marked the end of the Easter season. A week and a half after marking the ascension of Jesus, the church celebrates the day of Pentecost, a commemoration of the birth of the church through the presence of the Holy … Continue reading
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“Goodbye Forever; See You Tonight”
So my friends and I are a chunk of the way through the “remixed” season four of Arrested Development. “Fateful Consequences” is a re-edited version of the season that saw most of the key actors making individual episodes, which didn’t … Continue reading
Season’s Endings
The spring season of television is coming to an end. You can always tell because of the big Survivor finale, which is next Wednesday. Tonight Marvel’s Agents of SHIELD came to a fifth season conclusion titled “The End” (just in … Continue reading
Between the Programs and the Pews
For the last year or so, I have often found myself thinking about my “pet false distinction” when it comes to church life: either “eat the body” or “be the body.” The former points to a heightened place of liturgy … Continue reading
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The Passage (not Saved by the Bell)
One of the best contemporary fiction reading experiences I’ve had over the last few years was with Justin Cronin’s The Passage. The book was one of those rare “first in a trilogy” books that was so well-done that a continuation … Continue reading
Lanier and the Care of 21st Century Souls
In his recent interview with New York Magazine, futurist Jaron Lanier responded to a question about his “urgent” arguments against social media. And while he has a whole book about the topic dropping at the end of the month, he … Continue reading
A Land of Lonely Hunters
A common theme from the last few weeks of news articles and essays and reading points to the issue of loneliness as a real fruit of our modern era. I suppose we’ve known this since the release of Bowling … Continue reading
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Tagged Henri Nouwen, James K A Smith
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Ascension Day
I was glad this morning to read the Daily Office reading of Daniel 7:9-14 (ESV). 9 “As I looked, thrones were placed, and the Ancient of Days took his seat; his clothing was white as snow, and the hair of his … Continue reading
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Nouwen and the First Question
For a number of years I have been convinced that one of the best things that I can do as a teacher is to ask good questions. Question-asking has been particularly fruitful with upperclassmen, as it allows for a more … Continue reading
Space Enough, and Time 