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Two-Day Countdown

And just like that, we’re two days away from finding out the who will next play the Doctor.

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Between Parties and Politics

Lately I’ve been reading some of Wendell Berry’s older essays, most of them dating to the 1980s and 90s.  The first collection that I read, Another Turn of the Crank, begins with an interesting acknowledgment, even and especially twenty years … Continue reading

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The Staircase

One Caedmon’s Call song that I haven’t heard (as it’s on the first Guild album) is the one called “Staircase.”  The song recently surfaced online.  Words, music, and passionate singing by Derek Webb.  Check it out.

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Walking through The Door Before

It has inadvertently been a summer for non-fiction.  Beyond some very-short stories by G. K. Chesterton, the only other fiction I’ve read has been the most recent release by N. D. Wilson: The Door Before.  Here’s the books opener: Trees … Continue reading

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Playing to Your Strengths (and Weaknesses)

After being supremely impressed by The Tech-Wise Family, I decided to give one of Andy Crouch’s earlier books a try.  I chose Strong and Weak because it seemed simple and handy.  What I found inside was some quality thinking about … Continue reading

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The Kind Doctor

Here is probably the (second?) best scene from last week’s season finale of Doctor Who. In it, the Doctor tries to bring the Master (or at least Missy) to his side to save the people he has committed himself to. … Continue reading

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Hope to Carry On

It’s a great but rare treat when something from Rich Mullins surfaces online.  Here’s a moment from 1997 from a Caedmon’s Call concert with a song written by Mullins but later recorded by Caedmon’s.

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Fireworks, Gandalf

Every year on the Fourth of July this comes to mind.

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Exiting with 40

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A Doctor Meets the Doctor

Tonight saw the conclusion of the current series of Doctor Who.  Not sure how I feel about it, really.  Perhaps the whole series 10 will age well.  Here’s the final scene, which sets up the 2017 Christmas special quite nicely … Continue reading

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