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Household Wisdom and More
A couple of months ago I shared the Q Ideas video presentation of Andy Crouch concerning his recent book, The Tech-Wise Family. The folks at Q Ideas recently released a “backstage” segment where Crouch got to add to his talk. … Continue reading
Wendell Berry and Why I Reread the Lord of the Rings
From Wendell Berry’s essay, “In Defense of Literacy”: . . . We must know a better language. We must speak, and teach our children to speak, a language precise and articulate and lively enough to tell the truth about the … Continue reading
Praise with Xylophone
This is a great rendition of a classic song (with a xylophonic introduction).
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Arguments before Waterloo
An excerpt from Carl R. Trueman’s “Our Cultural Waterloo” recently posted to First Things: Colleges are where the battle for the minds of the next generation will take place. And Christian colleges cannot win merely by shouting Bible verses, however … Continue reading
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Every Day Committed
One of my favorite Wendell Berry quotes comes from his “Notes from an Absence and a Return,” which can be found in A Continuous Harmony. The short journal recounts Berry’s thoughts and experiences of returning to his Kentucky farm … Continue reading
Mountain Peaks and Friends on the Trail
Here’s a short-but-cool interview done with Andrew Peterson that name-drops most of my favorite singers, songwriters, and novelists. Thanks to Anthony Myers for making and posting.
The Staircase
One Caedmon’s Call song that I haven’t heard (as it’s on the first Guild album) is the one called “Staircase.” The song recently surfaced online. Words, music, and passionate singing by Derek Webb. Check it out.
Walking through The Door Before
It has inadvertently been a summer for non-fiction. Beyond some very-short stories by G. K. Chesterton, the only other fiction I’ve read has been the most recent release by N. D. Wilson: The Door Before. Here’s the books opener: Trees … Continue reading
Playing to Your Strengths (and Weaknesses)
After being supremely impressed by The Tech-Wise Family, I decided to give one of Andy Crouch’s earlier books a try. I chose Strong and Weak because it seemed simple and handy. What I found inside was some quality thinking about … Continue reading
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Hope to Carry On
It’s a great but rare treat when something from Rich Mullins surfaces online. Here’s a moment from 1997 from a Caedmon’s Call concert with a song written by Mullins but later recorded by Caedmon’s.
Space Enough, and Time 