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Transfiguration
While it wasn’t acknowledged much in my own church besides the children’s literature for the morning, yesterday was celebrated as “Transfiguration Sunday” in many churches across the world. It’s a little like the “last breath before the plunge” that is … Continue reading
New King on the Block
I should start by going on record as saying that one of my favorite moments in Aquaman was at the end when someone says “Hail, King Arthur!” While the world of Middle Earth is key for me, the world of Arthur’s England … Continue reading
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Writing Reflection
This past Monday I made a commitment to try and post something each day this week using Kevin Vanhoozer’s “The Drama of Discipleship” essay as a prompt. I’ve been way too sporadic with the site the last few months and … Continue reading
Strength for Today, and Bright Hope
How odd, writing about strength on a rainy Friday night at the end of a short but intense work week. But that’s the way the essay-for-reflection falls. And so the question of strength from Kevin Vanhoozer’s “The Drama of Discipleship.” … Continue reading
How the Mind Matters
The third component of the Old Testament Great Commandment is loving God with all of your mind. As a teacher, I’d like to think that I think about thinking a lot. Hopefully I’ve gotten a little better at it over … Continue reading
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Virtue is the Signal
One of the interesting things about Kevin Vanhoozer’s “The Drama of Discipleship” essay in his Pictures at a Theological Exhibition collection is in how well it spirals. In this case, spiraling is a good thing: it’s a pedagogical method where … Continue reading
“Loving the Truth We Speak”
One thing the last 18 months of life and work have shown me is my need for wisdom. Wisdom that is both deeper and wider than general life advice (though it would probably get there eventually). But wisdom, it turns … Continue reading
Bringing It All Together
I’m giving a “professional development” talk at work tomorrow. Here’s my content: I really hope things blend together well . . .
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“The Story We Carry in Our Bones”
One of my “best moments” in 2018 was the opportunity I had in the summer to “hang out” with James K. A. Smith for a while. Not long, mind you, as there were a few dozen other people at Laity … Continue reading
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“We Want to Play the Music”
As the year comes to an end, I find myself with a short stack of articles and essays that I never quite got around to writing about here. One of them was yesterday’s question of religious language through Jonathan Merritt’s … Continue reading
Space Enough, and Time 