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Speaking Upward
One of the trickiest parts of organizational or institutional life is knowing how to communicate well on different levels or to different audiences. This is especially true when you realize you have strong opinions about the way things “ought to … Continue reading
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When Irony Killed the World
Perhaps the most important question posed by Mad Max: Fury Road was found scrawled on a couple of walls in the movie’s bleak landscape: who killed the world? And while it’s obvious in the movie that man and his greed … Continue reading
On Paying Attention
At the end of the final season of The Newsroom, Jedidiah Purdy and For Common Things get name-dropped. Being a fan of show-runner Aaron Sorkin, I decided to give the book a try. I ordered it from Amazon, only to … Continue reading
Origins of the Outlaws
A few weeks ago, I mentioned the forthcoming book from N. D. Wilson, Outlaws of Time. Wilson recently posted some backstory to the new endeavor, setting it in the context of his attempt to embrace more of the “myth of … Continue reading
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Lent and the Move from Light to Life
Today Christians from all over the world will commemorate Ash Wednesday. They will have ashes drawn on their foreheads, will be reminded that they are dust first and last, will be called to repentance because God’s kingdom is near. … Continue reading
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Lent and Life Between Calendars
Many of us spend our lives shuttling between different calendars. We live by the Gregorian calendar: Tuesdays and Februaries. As teachers and students, we live by the school calendar: quarters, semesters, grade-check periods. And as Christians, we often live by … Continue reading
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Hope and the Long Defeat
It is difficult to believe that we are one full month into 2016. At the end of last year, there were a couple of good articles/essays about things like The Lord of the Rings and Star Wars- The Force Awakens … Continue reading
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Redundant Redundancy
One of the most interesting parts of leading a group of students across England during last fall break was the logistical aspect of things: how do you effectively move four dozen people from one place to another on time and … Continue reading
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On Friendship
Friendship is an obstetric art; it draws out our richest and deepest resources; it unfolds the wings of our dreams and hidden indeterminate thoughts; it serves as a check on our judgments, tries out our new ideas, keeps up our … Continue reading
A Novel Future for Outlaws of Time
I inadvertently became a fan of N. D. Wilson a few years ago. While I had heard he was a great non-fiction writer, it was his 100 Cupboards series (for kids) that really got me reading his work. It was … Continue reading
Space Enough, and Time 