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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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“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

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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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Where All Roads Lead?

There’s this semi-interesting online debate about whether Marvel’s Agents of SHIELD is the best superhero show on network television or the worst.  I’m not quite sure how I feel about the conversation.  While the show hasn’t quite fit the niche … Continue reading

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Run, Barry, Run (2018 Edition)

The Flash returned with new episodes last night.  And while it definitely had a “villain-of-the-week” vibe (as is often the case with superhero shows), it also had some nice, not-so-subtle moments that moved the story forward in interesting directions.  Marlize … Continue reading

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