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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
Parting Glances, Parting Shots
I celebrated the first official day of summer vacation yesterday by . . . going to work. There was an almost-last-minute request to sit in on some interviews that I couldn’t/shouldn’t turn down. In a way, interviews are always interesting … Continue reading
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Hey Dol! Merry Dol! Where are the Big Yellow Boots?
Yesterday we all awoke to the news that Tom Bombadil would appear in the upcoming second season of The Rings of Power on Amazon Prime. Here’s the picture from Vanity Fair: I will, of course, hold off on judgment until … Continue reading
Mortal (and Immortal) Goods
Tonight is the season finale of Survivor which, for all intents and purposes, marks the end of the 2023-2024 television season. Summer television is less an odd duck than it used to be, since reruns are mostly a thing of … Continue reading
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Pentecost and the Passage of Time
Yesterday was the day of Pentecost in the church calendar, a celebration of the sending of the Spirit 50 days after the resurrection of Jesus. I marked the occasion yesterday with a song, but I want to say one or … Continue reading
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On Ascension Day
In the Eastertide narrative, today marks Ascension Day, forty days after Jesus’ resurrection and ten days before Pentecost. Erik Varden reflects well on the day in Entering the Twofold Mystery when, using Luke’s account of the moment in the book … Continue reading
The Deity and the Details
A couple of weeks ago, back in my fifth Lenten reflection using Erik Varden’s The Shattering of Loneliness, I mentioned his use of the church father Irenaeus, particularly his “notion of God and man getting used to each other.” I … Continue reading
