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A Key with Which to See
What I appreciate most about Oliver O’Donovan’s Self, World, and Time (which I have mentioned here and here) is its assertion that the way we live life matters. This, I imagine, sounds like a no-brainer to most. Ours is a … Continue reading
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O’Donovan and the Good Place
Back in June I posted a couple of entries having to do with the opening pages of Oliver O’Donovan’s Self, World, and Time, which is the first entry in his “Ethics as Theology” series. I finally finished the trilogy and … Continue reading
Like It’s 1943
This weekend I finally finished The Year of Our Lord 1943 by Alan Jacobs. In the book, Jacob traces the war-time thinking of thinkers like Simone Weil, Jacques Maritain, W. H. Auden, T. S. Eliot, and C. S. Lewis, particularly … Continue reading
Remembering to Remember
I’ve been oddly and unexpectedly reflective these last few days, mostly due to a conversation I had last week that was a kind of perspective on working with youth . . . and ultimately how it’s changed since I my … Continue reading
The Question of Cohesion
I recently had a conversation with a married friend about the routines and habits of the single life. He had recently spoken to a relative who often lived far away from his spouse; the spouse had been a very real … Continue reading
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Hope but “No Open Highway”
Beyond the Bible, my most faithful summer traveling companion was the writings of Anglican theological Oliver O’Donovan. I made relatively quick work of his Self, World, and Time back in June. When I left the island, I took the second … Continue reading
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Ain’t No Mountain High Enough?
When I returned to campus last week to start things off with faculty formation and prep, one thought came to mind and came to mind quickly: the mountain wasn’t high enough. The mountain, of course, was the summer vacation that … Continue reading
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Restless and on the Road
A few weeks ago I had the opportunity to attend a retreat at Laity Lodge on the topic of “Attending to God in an Age of Distraction.” Since then, I’ve written a bit about the musical artist for the weekend, … Continue reading
Media and More in Our Distracted Age
One of the two speakers at my recent Laity Lodge weekend was Alan Jacobs. I’m not quite sure how I first heard of him. I know that I read his wonderful The Pleasures of Reading in an Age of Distraction … Continue reading
Dolly and Tammy Beyond Beauty School
This past weekend I spent some time on retreat at Laity Lodge outside of Leakey, TX. On the final night of the retreat, the artist-in-residence for the weekend, Claire Holley, played a concert in the Cody Center. Before the concert, … Continue reading
Space Enough, and Time 