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High Noon in All Times Zones
I’m doing my best to keep Andrew Peterson’s Resurrection Letters Volume One for Sunday. Until then, here’s a live performance of what has become my favorite Easter song. It’s strikes me as a Good Friday song, even though Easter morning … Continue reading
Maundy Thursday and Friendship
Tonight at many churches much will be made about Jesus’ final night with his disciples. Some will wash feet. Others will take part in the Lord’s Supper. Hopefully everyone will be reminded of the place of friendship at the heart … Continue reading
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The Frequencies of Friendship
In Monday’s post, I used Ephraim Radner’s thoughts on singleness in the church from A Time to Keep to consider three obstacles to friendship in contemporary culture. Today I’d like to spend a few paragraphs talking about “the frequencies of … Continue reading
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A Slow Climb against Falling Rocks
Last week I spent a number of posts attempting to “lay some groundwork” for thinking about the life of the single adult in the Christian church using the lens of Ephraim Radner’s A Time to Keep. Now that I’m “ready” … Continue reading
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Doing Until Done
It’s been nice having the Resurrection Letters: Prologue to listen to throughout this Lenten season. Of the four tracks with vocals, here’s the fourth: “Well Done, Good and Faithful.” As with the other songs from the EP, the song is … Continue reading
Stranger Things and Friendship
I’m slowly but surely working through some of Ephraim Radner’s thoughts on singleness and the church found in A Time to Keep. I’ve gotten to the “good stuff,” which means I’m trying to process it well and not say stupid … Continue reading
Towards the Gift of the Individual
Over the last few days I’ve tried to work through some of Ephraim Radner’s A Time to Keep, particularly as it connects with the the plight of the single adult navigating a marriage-and-family-centric church. On Tuesday I looked at Radner’s … Continue reading
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World Poetry Day via Middle Earth
In honor of today as “World Poetry Day,” some poetry from Middle Earth commemorating the fall of Gandalf at Khazad Dum in The Fellowship of the Ring. Frodo, nephew of the great story-teller, writes: When evening in the Shire was … Continue reading
Invisible or Indivisible (An Awkward Aside)
Yesterday I made some headway in articulating some thoughts about church and community through the lens of Ephraim Radner’s A Time to Keep (and that the culmination of some sporadic posts over the last month or so). At the root is … Continue reading
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Rioting and Dancing, Building and Fighting
Last night I had the opportunity to view The Riot and the Dance, a nature documentary directed by one of my favorite writers, N. D. Wilson. I’d known of the documentary’s existence for a while, but didn’t think it would … Continue reading
Space Enough, and Time 