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Waking Up the Dead . . . Again
A few days ago I posted some thoughts on my Thanksgiving Day viewing of Rian Johnson’s latest Knives Out mystery: Wake Up Dead Man. As I mentioned then, I really appreciated what Johnson was able to do with the sincerity … Continue reading
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In the Darkness, Waiting (Advent Week One)
Today is the first Sunday of Advent, which marks the beginning of a new year in the church calendar. (Last Sunday was Christ the King Sunday, a recent addition to the church calendar that mostly only liturgical churches celebrate.) As … Continue reading
Waking Up the Dead
I’m curious to see what Christian writers will have to say about the new Knives Out movie, Wake Up Dead Man. It’s the find of movie that will likely infuriate one end of the spectrum and bring out some misguided … Continue reading
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“Beyond Sentiment”
Here’s a great excerpt from this week’s Desert Fathers episode by Erik Varden about Christian joy lived out over time: So my fidelity must be rooted at greater depth, beyond sentiment. St Benedict stresses this when, in the midst of … Continue reading
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About Temptation
The folks over at Desert Fathers in a Year recently crossed the halfway point of their project. One of the highlights of the project has been the occasional interview with Bishop Erik Varden, who does the exposition of each episode … Continue reading
On the Serenity Prayer
In yesterday’s post I shared something about prayer. I think it appropriate to do the same today. The Poco a Poco friars are taking the summer off as a way of marking the year of Jubilee, so I’ve been listening … Continue reading
“The Grain of Prayer”
The folks over at Crossway recently posted an excerpt from The Deep Things of God by Fred Sanders having to do with a Trinitarian approach to prayer. Like the rest of the book, it is an enjoyable and edifying read. … Continue reading
Four Big Questions
Curt Thompson’s The Soul of Desire is the kind of book that paints a picture that you know is beyond your grasp. He’s a professional writing from his own experience about a kind of community-building that he has created and … Continue reading
What You Get, What You Really Want
It seems to me that a good deal of “religious” conversation boils down to two things. The first is conversation as reporting. This usually comes from a good place, a place of some interest and concern. Sometimes it can grow … Continue reading
Together
I was genuinely, and pleasantly, surprised by how much of Curt Thomspon’s The Soul of Desire is concerned with his idea of confessional communities. I knew a bit about the idea from skimming through his podcast titles, but wasn’t quite … Continue reading
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