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Limitless, Prodigal, and Dispersed
One does not have to read far into an essay written by Wendell Berry to sense deep loss, a kind of sadness that both tugs and pulls. As he acknowledges in his introduction to his most recent collection of writings, … Continue reading
Notes for a World’s End
At the begin of Paul Auster’s apocalyptic In the Country of Last Things, the narrator makes a significant observation: That is perhaps the greatest problem of all. Life as we know it has ended, and yet no one is able to … Continue reading
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Twisting and Turning in Time
I spent most of today (except when mowing and weed-eating the yard) reading the third and final volume in N. D. Wilson’s Outlaws of Time series: The Last of the Lost Boys. Even though the second book in the series, … Continue reading
“Not the only or the easiest way . . .”
Yesterday’s post of Charles Wright reading “Jesuit Graves” got me in the mood for listening to other authors reading their works. I mentioned Wendell Berry, whose essays and poetry I’ve enjoyed immensely over the last five years (and yet I … Continue reading
“For those who would rise . . .”
National Poetry Month is about half-over. The English department at school has been making copies of their favorite poems available to students as they walk by particular classrooms, which is a great idea. For me these days, I find myself … Continue reading
Between the Gift and the Economy
Over the last few weeks, I’ve tried to articulate some thoughts about church and community. I started by looking at some quotes from authors like Walker Percy and C. S. Lewis. Eventually I landed on and spent some time … Continue reading
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What You Bring to the Table
One could easily assume, based on my reflections over the last couple of weeks, that the plight of the single, celibate adult is the bulk of Ephraim Radner’s point in A Time to Keep. That couldn’t be farther from the … Continue reading
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Working Things Out
In a posthumous collection of his writings titled Spiritual Formation, Henri Nouwen wrote of how we perceive people more often as characters than as individuals. To see others as characters is ultimately to see them as people “to use as we … Continue reading
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Toward Friendship
It was Frederick Buechner who first introduced me to the idea that theology is, on some level, always autobiographical. This is not to dismiss the orthodox body of truth at all but to emphasize the fact that theological truth refracted … Continue reading
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Maundy Thursday and Friendship
Tonight at many churches much will be made about Jesus’ final night with his disciples. Some will wash feet. Others will take part in the Lord’s Supper. Hopefully everyone will be reminded of the place of friendship at the heart … Continue reading
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Space Enough, and Time 