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Fireworks, Gandalf
Every year on the Fourth of July this comes to mind.
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The Drive to Easy-Everywhere
A few weeks ago I spent some time reflecting on some of the high points of Andy Crouch’s The Tech-Wise Family. It is, in my opinion, a book that everyone should read, Christian or not, single or married. The folks … Continue reading
Chesterton on Romanticism and Realism
From “On Gargoyles,” the January 1909-penned introduction to Daylight and Nightmare, a collection of short pieces by G. K. Chesterton: Realism is simply Romanticism that has lost its reason. This is so not merely in the sense of insanity but … Continue reading
“Libraries in the Kingdom”
Jamie Smith, author of You Are What You Love, started his summer vacation with a brief reflection on the books that have been piling up in his office . . . and life. The post, which you can read here, … Continue reading
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Ripping Off JRR Tolkien
The folks over at Creator Arts have been posting a number of recent concert clips from Andrew Peterson. This one got posted earlier today and begins with the song’s inspiration: one of my favorite moments from Tolkien’s Lord of the … Continue reading
The Courage to Sing
The third and final section of Andy Crouch’s The Tech-Wise Family involves singing and showing up. It is the shortest section of the book, but it still packs a punch with content. On some level, the content of this final … Continue reading
“The Days are Just Packed” No More?
One of my favorite Calvin and Hobbes Sunday strips (and collections) involves a long summer day with Calvin’s final comment of how “the days are just packed.” I think most of us feel that way . . . and most … Continue reading
Work and Rest, Toil and Leisure
Once you get past the prolegomena of The Tech-Wise Family (which I mentioned here), Andy Crouch walks readers through ten “commitments” classified in three groups: key decisions, daily life, and what matters most. The first section, of key decisions, picks … Continue reading
Life by the Right Rule
Perhaps the most wonderfully frustrating thing about Andy Crouch’s The Tech-Wise Family is its reminder that daily life matters. It is in the day-in and day-out, Crouch asserts, that something like character is formed. For Crouch, the family is key … Continue reading
Like Leaving the Piano in Ohio
Douglas Coupland prefaces Bit Rot, his most recent collection of essays and stories, with this: When the pioneers crossed North America from east to west, the first thing to be thrown off the family Conestoga wagon was the piano, somewhere … Continue reading
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Space Enough, and Time 