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Infinity War Unlimited
It’s been a long time since I got to have as much fun talking movies with my students. Friday was a fun game of playing coy about what I saw Thursday night (“who’s your favorite hero? Oh, good luck with … Continue reading
The Real Business of the Infinity Gauntlet
Now that the Infinity Gauntlet is (or isn’t?) in play in Avengers: Infinity War, it’s time for the object of great power to get put to real use . . . particularly the use mentioned in this classic Parks and … Continue reading
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“There was another idea . . .”
So I’m about 24 hours away from the Avengers: Infinity War premiere. I’ve “muted” what I could on Twitter. I’ve stayed away from any reviews or websites (except for the Rotten Tomatoes score). But I saw this commercial on TV … Continue reading
9 Minutes of “40”
Sunday night at church we sang Psalm 40. It was a nice rendition of the song and all, but I couldn’t help but think that maybe we could’ve sung U2’s (shortened) version of the Old Testament song of waiting and … Continue reading
Singing as Responsive Confession
A few weeks ago, particularly the Saturday before Easter, I posted a video of Andrew Peterson’s “Is He Worthy?” video “sight unseen.” As many others, I did my best to hold off on listening to Resurrection Letters Vol. 1 until … Continue reading
Twisting and Turning in Time
I spent most of today (except when mowing and weed-eating the yard) reading the third and final volume in N. D. Wilson’s Outlaws of Time series: The Last of the Lost Boys. Even though the second book in the series, … Continue reading
Broadening the (Jurassic) World
If nothing else, the latest (and final) trailer for Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom has definitely told a lot more story than that first trailer (which seemed to take place solely on the island from the first movie. The question is: … Continue reading
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“Not the only or the easiest way . . .”
Yesterday’s post of Charles Wright reading “Jesuit Graves” got me in the mood for listening to other authors reading their works. I mentioned Wendell Berry, whose essays and poetry I’ve enjoyed immensely over the last five years (and yet I … Continue reading
“For those who would rise . . .”
National Poetry Month is about half-over. The English department at school has been making copies of their favorite poems available to students as they walk by particular classrooms, which is a great idea. For me these days, I find myself … Continue reading
Settling Into a Quiet Place
The folks at Vanity Fair recently posted a great clip of John Krasinski “breaking down” of the earliest scenes of his recent movie, A Quiet Place. The movie really is as good as reviews are saying. I think I had … Continue reading
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Space Enough, and Time 