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On the Remarkable Ordinary
These last couple of weeks, my morning reading has been a slow (mostly re-)read of Frederick Buechner’s The Remarkable Ordinary. It was one of the last two books of Buechner’s to be published before his death last August. I started … Continue reading
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“Because We Are Written”
Brad East has been blogging a bit more recently. His take on academics and AI is pretty genius (and something I’ve shared with a number of co-workers). He also recently posted a piece on fantasy literature, comedy, and the question … Continue reading
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“Waiting is Our Friend”
Probably the thinker who has influenced me most these last five years when it comes to faith and church life is Andrew Root. His writing on church life in a secular age has been a vital way for me to … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Faith, Notes for a World's End
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Microserfs Up!
I finally finished my re-read of Microserfs by Douglas Coupland. I read it the first time over a decade-and-a-half ago: once I read one of Coupland’s novels, I had to read them all. I re-read another Coupland novel, Eleanor Rigby, … Continue reading
Between Stories and Ages
In his discussion of churches and “the therapeutic gospel,” Brad East writes this about a possible generational difference in retelling the Gospel: Boomers, Gen X, and even some older Millennials do not want to reproduce what they understand themselves to … Continue reading
On Galadriel and Celeborn
We’re just a few hours away from the season one finale of The Rings of Power on Amazon Prime. Much of the conversation over the last couple of months has been about which character is Sauron in disguise. Not really … Continue reading
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Tagged JRR Tolkien, Lord of the Rings, Rings of Power
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Between Vigilance and Vengeance
We’re two episodes away from the end of the first season of The Rings of Power on Amazon Prime. It’s been a fun 6 episodes so far, putting to the screen characters and locations that have mostly only resided in … Continue reading
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Tagged JRR Tolkien, Lord of the Rings, Rings of Power
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Happy Birthday, Bilbo
It’s that time of year again, when Bilbo Baggins’s birthday comes back around. It’s always worth revisiting this clip from The Fellowship of the Ring: In line with this Tolkien moment, we’re halfway through the first season of The Rings … Continue reading
On Tour with Tuor
There was a time where I thought this summer would be the time to reread the Lord of the Rings. I even packed my bags in preparation for it. But to read LOTR is no small task, not something to … Continue reading
Checking In
These first couple of weeks of summer vacation have been a little twisty. Good, but twisty. It’s taken some time for me to get used to the sun rising so early and setting so late. It’s almost like I’ve not … Continue reading
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Space Enough, and Time 