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Simple Song for the MacLaren’s Gang
I just finished a longer-than-anticipated rewatch of the eighth season of How I Met Your Mother. Complain all you want about how the ninth season ended, but the eighth season’s wrap stands out as one of my favorite moments from … Continue reading
Teaching in the Balance
This year at work I’m taking part in an instructional leadership group. Every few weeks, I gather with co-workers to watch teaching samples, read a ticles, and discuss best practices in the classroom in the hopes that it be teachable … Continue reading
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Still Getting LOST
This past weekend, composer Michael Giacchino gathered an orchestra and played some of the great music that made up the soundtrack for LOST. The “We Have to Go Back” concerts covered two nights and six seasons of television. Here’s a … Continue reading
Sullivan’s Silence: Potential Solutions
Perhaps the most interesting turn in Andrew Sullivan’s “I Used to be a Human Being” essay takes place when he turns attention to religious tradition. Silence, a potential cure for our digital addictions, has always had a home in places … Continue reading
Celebrating Birthdays and the Promise of Adventure
Today, September the 22nd, is of particular importance to fans of JRR Tolkien’s Lord of the Rings, as it serves as the birthdays of both Bilbo and Frodo Baggins. Thanks to the calendar work Tolkien did (that can be found … Continue reading
Sullivan’s Silence: Our Noisy Moment
Monday saw the drop of a rare essay from Andrew Sullivan, former blogger with the Daily Dish. The essay, “I Used to Be a Human Being,” recounted Sullivan’s struggle with detoxing from digital culture, from blogging to smart phones. The … Continue reading
Kristen Bell Goes to the Good Place
I wasn’t planning on watching (m)any new shows on television this fall season. I got word at the last minute, though, of a new show by Michael Schur (of Parks and Recreation fame) called The Good Place. The show follows … Continue reading
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Nineteen
Today marked nineteen years since the death of Rich Mullins. I am grateful to the high school friends who introduced me to his music and for the musicians who have kept his legacy of honest and contextual songwriting alive. Just … Continue reading
End of Summer Song
I suppose summer ends in different ways for different people. The start of a new school years. Labor Day. A certain feel to the season of movies. The return of network television after a summer of reruns (or reality television, … Continue reading
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All We Ever Do
It seems like “All We Ever Knew” by The Head and the Heart comes on every time I turn on the radio. And while the song isn’t as coherent as I would like, it simple line of “all we ever … Continue reading
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Space Enough, and Time 