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What Can Already Be Present
At the end of my reflections on Radner’s Mortal Goods, I mentioned that I was pleased that Benedict of Nursia was brought up as an example for faithful living. Erik Varden recently posted a reflection on Benedict’s life. Here’s my … Continue reading
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Benedict and Radner
Reflections on Mortal Goods by Ephraim Radner, Part Seven I find two things particularly encouraging as Radner brings the first major section of Mortal Goods to a close. He has already laid the groundwork for a conversation about “Christian politics” … Continue reading
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Towards a Beautiful, Virtuous Life
Reflections on Mortal Goods by Ephraim Radner, Part Six Much of the first chunk of Ephraim Radner’s Mortal Goods is an attempt to “get the lay of the land.” God gives us life to live, but the days in which … Continue reading
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Maneuvering Metaphors
Reflections on Mortal Goods by Ephraim Radner, Part Five About a month ago, back with The Lord of the Rings was back in the theater, I posted some thoughts about the place of metaphors (a piece also inspired by something … Continue reading
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Made in the Midbar
Reflections on Mortal Goods by Ephraim Radner, Part Four One of the first “5-minute finds” that we do in our senior-level class involves the ancient concept of eudaemonia, the term the ancient Greeks used for a good or flourishing life. … Continue reading
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Sojourn
Reflections on Mortal Goods by Ephraim Radner, Part Three The third chapter of Ephraim Radner’s Mortal Goods is one that really sings to me. After getting the lay of the land as a place and time for “evil days,” Radner … Continue reading
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Letters for Evil Days
Reflections on Mortal Goods by Ephraim Radner, Part Two In the last few weeks of my spring course, we use 1 John as our opening Scripture. The letter allows for a number of call-backs to both the Old Testament and … Continue reading
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Concerning Mortal Goods
Reflections on Mortal Goods by Ephraim Radner, Part One The most unfortunate (but also necessary) cut that Peter Jackson’s team made to the cinematic version of The Lord of the Rings is, without a doubt, the scouring of the Shire. … Continue reading
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Technology and Trust in the Classroom
While I am grateful for a break from school, my heart and mind are never far from the classroom. As the teachers-only portion of the school year ended, I was already brainstorming ways to encourage students to as (better) questions. … Continue reading
Lord of the Metaphors?
It’s been a Lord of the Rings weekend here, as the Cannery has been playing the extended versions of the trilogy one per day. And while I have thoughts on watching the series again, I think the timing of the … Continue reading
Space Enough, and Time 