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The Silence of Holy Saturday
It’s been an interesting Holy Saturday. Here a few hours out from the turn of Saturday into Sunday, I’m mindful of the strange silence of the day in the biblical story. On Thursday, before the break of Good Friday, my … Continue reading
The Basic Question of the Benedict Option
I finished Rod Dreher’s The Benedict Option. As a friend recently said: if you’ve been reading Dreher’s blog for a while, you totally know what you’re getting in this book. The only thing that really stood out from the book-version … Continue reading
Dovetailing Dreher and Smith
The last couple of weeks have brought a number of reactions to Rod Dreher’s eagerly-awaited book on conservative Christians in contemporary culture, The Benedict Option. For many, it’s been an interesting litmus test for where particular “personalities” in the Christian … Continue reading
Posted in 2017, Books, Faith, Teaching
Tagged James K A Smith, Rod Dreher, The Benedict Option
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“Now Is the Time”
The New Testament reading from tonight’s Ash Wednesday service: We implore you on behalf of Christ, be reconciled to God. For our sake he made him to be sin who knew no sin, so that in him we might become … Continue reading
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The Road to Lent (Begins Atop a Mountain)
The season of Lent is almost upon us. The season of fasting in order to prepare for the joy of Easter follows Ash Wednesday, a day where ashes are imposed on a believer’s forehead with the words “Remember that you … Continue reading
The Story We Tell
Yesterday’s op-ed piece by Ross Douthat at the New York Times told a great story: the story of a nation divided down narrative lines. He does not begin with our current political moment, but with the just-preceding one. Reflecting on … Continue reading
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Being Free in Crazy Times
There exists a handful of what you might call “magisterial works” that I would like to say that I have read. Augustine’s City of God (working on it), MacIntyre’s After Virtue, DFW’s Infinite Jest, Charles Taylor’s A Secular Age all … Continue reading
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Notes for Navigation
When news of the recent Executive Order concerning refugees and immigration broke, I quickly turned to some of my favorite news sites to get a better understanding of things. One of my favorite bloggers, Rod Dreher, posted nothing. Part of … Continue reading
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Brexit as Beginning?
I remember that I had spent most of June 23rd thinking about attending a Thursday-night premiere of Independence Day: Resurgence. For some reason (possibly because reviews were horrible), I stayed home and found myself watching CNN. By early evening, I was … Continue reading
Map or Globe?
Seth Godin recently posted some thoughts that might be helpful in getting a handle on the world we are all trying to navigate. From a post titled “Maps or Globes”: If someone needs directions, don’t give them a globe. It’ll … Continue reading
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Space Enough, and Time 