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“The Grain of Prayer”
The folks over at Crossway recently posted an excerpt from The Deep Things of God by Fred Sanders having to do with a Trinitarian approach to prayer. Like the rest of the book, it is an enjoyable and edifying read. … Continue reading
Sunday’s Best: Summertime Scenes
It’s summertime in the Sunday funnies. Peppermint Patty and Marcie are spending the day out on a hike and run into something odd in nature. The folks at WuMo bring out a tension that I’ve never understood: reading books at … Continue reading
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My Summer in Scotland
Well, in a weird kind way I’ve spend most of my summer in Scotland. True, I didn’t get any further east than Tennessee this summer in the real world, but in the world of tv, movies, and books, I’ve regularly … Continue reading
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Four Big Questions
Curt Thompson’s The Soul of Desire is the kind of book that paints a picture that you know is beyond your grasp. He’s a professional writing from his own experience about a kind of community-building that he has created and … Continue reading
What You Get, What You Really Want
It seems to me that a good deal of “religious” conversation boils down to two things. The first is conversation as reporting. This usually comes from a good place, a place of some interest and concern. Sometimes it can grow … Continue reading
Together
I was genuinely, and pleasantly, surprised by how much of Curt Thomspon’s The Soul of Desire is concerned with his idea of confessional communities. I knew a bit about the idea from skimming through his podcast titles, but wasn’t quite … Continue reading
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“Longing, Beauty, and Community”
A couple of months ago, Airbnb released this ad emphasizing their latest offering: experiences. It’s a great ad, one that anyone who has planned international travel can appreciate. I don’t think things are as black-or-white as the ad suggests, but … Continue reading
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Communion, Community, and the Soul
I’d like to spend a few posts this week reflecting on Curt Thompson’s The Soul of Desire, a book I mostly read while in Tennessee this summer. I’d like to start with a few quotes and three points of to … Continue reading
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On Stupidity and Swimming
Sometimes Seth Godin’s shortest pieces are the ones that sing the most. He had a couple of great ones this past week, one about stupidity and one about swimming. The one about stupidity (and not being smart) is an interesting … Continue reading
Summer Reading: The Soul of Desire (part one)
One book I was able to finish before starting my summer mainland trip was Curt Thompson’s Anatomy of the Soul. I did not intend to read his The Soul of Desire this summer, too, but it’s what I found myself … Continue reading
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