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Winter Winds
Today was a wintry day in Honolulu. The winds whipped down the valley bringing sheets of rain. We might have broken 70 degrees, but I’d be hard-pressed to say when. I did make it down to breakfast before the rain … Continue reading
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Fresh Start or More of the Same?
One more “New Year’s Frazz” comic before things turn towards the beginning of the new semester. Here’s the January 1st Frazz, which captures one of the many sensations that a new year brings. This morning I spent a little bit … Continue reading
Screwtape and the Spiritual Life
I’ve been on a C. S. Lewis kick these last couple of months. It started with finally getting around to reading his Reflections on the Psalms. Definitely not the book I thought it would be, but brilliant nonetheless. Then I … Continue reading
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The Times of Your Life
Yesterday was “Christ the King” Sunday in many churches across the world (though many other churches across America probably celebrated Thanksgiving early instead). As I understand it, the day is a comparatively recent addition to the liturgical calendar. The Sunday … Continue reading
Systems and Sunk Costs
There was a time that I regularly visited Seth Godin’s blog for some wisdom about the way the world works. A few years ago I just kind of stopped, though I drop in once in a blue moon. There have … Continue reading
Learning while Grading
It’s the end of the quarter, which means grades are almost due. It’s nice to listen to sermon and interviews while taking care of things. One that I listened to today was this recent interview with James K. A. Smith … Continue reading
Prince and Plague
Today was our first day back in classrooms with students. It was a kind of “preview” day with just a small selection of students present, but it was really nice to have others in the room. How strange that it’s … Continue reading
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Approaching Quarter’s End
Today I recorded my last chapel talk of the quarter. Mind you, I hadn’t planned on it happening today. It was lunch time when a co-worker reminded me that next week was the last week of the quarter. That plus … Continue reading
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Email Excitement
Today I received an email from an author that has been shaping my life over the last twenty years. The connection got made because I’m working on a professional development opportunity for our school and I’m working with someone who … Continue reading
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“A Little Incarnation”
From the introduction to Lewis’s Reflections on the Psalms: It seems to me appropriate, almost inevitable, that when that great Imagination which in the beginning, for Its own delight and for the delight of men and angels and (in their … Continue reading
