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Every Day Committed
One of my favorite Wendell Berry quotes comes from his “Notes from an Absence and a Return,” which can be found in A Continuous Harmony. The short journal recounts Berry’s thoughts and experiences of returning to his Kentucky farm … Continue reading
Mountain Peaks and Friends on the Trail
Here’s a short-but-cool interview done with Andrew Peterson that name-drops most of my favorite singers, songwriters, and novelists. Thanks to Anthony Myers for making and posting.
Thirteen and Counting
And so the thirteenth Doctor has been revealed: This is the first person playing the Doctor that I have any kind of viewing history with (Barty Crouch, Jr. doesn’t count for Tennant). Jodie Whittaker has played the part of Beth … Continue reading
When Life is Category over Character
Reading Wendell Berry in the 21st century is strange, mainly because much of what he wrote in the 1990s (and even the 1980s) is still relevant today. I think it’s relevant, even if only as a reminder of the way … Continue reading
Drowning in the Tides of History?
At the same time that I’ve been reading various essays by Wendell Berry, I’ve been devouring Douglas Murray’s The Strange Death of Europe. The two read together very well. Both are about citizens and communities and culture. And both were … Continue reading
Posted in 2017, Books
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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.
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
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.
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
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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Space Enough, and Time 