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Listening to the Last Words
Much as with Advent and Christmas, it can be difficult not to jump ahead to Easter of the season of Lent. Particularly now that we are almost two weeks away, the hope of Resurrection morning gets a little brighter. Not … Continue reading
Feeling Out of Town
It’s the last week of the quarter, so it’s all about grading and meeting and trying to wrap things up as much as possible before the final bell rings Thursday afternoon (though I also have a pretty cool speaking opportunity … Continue reading
Reading Great Lent: Quick Lenten Reflections
Yesterday I had the opportunity to preach at my home church. As it was the fourth Sunday of Lent, I tried to bring out some of the Lenten themes in the lectionary readings. After a quick look at the idea … Continue reading
Revisiting the Faces of Scranton
This week I’ve been revisiting the second season of the American version of The Office. The Valentine’s Day episode has that utterly awkward bit where Michael visits corporate and ends up showing a video he had made about the Scranton … Continue reading
Collective Versus Community
I’m slowly but surely trying to write myself into a place where I’ve articulated something wonderfully, frustratingly inductive about church and community. About a week ago I posted some quick thoughts around C. S. Lewis’s consideration of the church in … Continue reading
100 in 100 for SHIELD
It’s been a crazy, busy week. Most of my writing time has been for lessons, instructions, and sermons. So until tomorrow, here’s a cool “100 Moments in 100 Seconds” in honor of this week’s 100th episode of SHIELD. On some … Continue reading
Osenga Covering Mullins (2)
Yesterday I posted a cover of “Hold Me Jesus,” a Rich Mullins classic. At the same concert, Andrew Osenga also covered one of the songs from Rich’s unfinished album, The Jesus Record. As with some of my favorite music (like … Continue reading
Osenga Covering Mullins (1)
The folks who curate the Ragamuffin Archive have recently released a number of videos from last year’s 20th-year commemoration of the life and death of Rich Mullins. One of my all-time favorite artists, Andrew Osenga, had a few covers posted … Continue reading
On Education and the Integrated Life
From a funeral homily for an educator recently posted to First Things on education and “the integrated life”: Genuine education promotes an integration of life in which the claims of the intellect find a complementary formation of virtue. When these … Continue reading
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Restoring Membership?
Over the last couple of weeks I’ve been trying to post some thoughts that hit all around the question of the self and the Christian community. This has been particularly interesting for me during this season of Lent, when much … Continue reading
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