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Being Free in Crazy Times
There exists a handful of what you might call “magisterial works” that I would like to say that I have read. Augustine’s City of God (working on it), MacIntyre’s After Virtue, DFW’s Infinite Jest, Charles Taylor’s A Secular Age all … Continue reading
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Map or Globe?
Seth Godin recently posted some thoughts that might be helpful in getting a handle on the world we are all trying to navigate. From a post titled “Maps or Globes”: If someone needs directions, don’t give them a globe. It’ll … Continue reading
Posted in 2017, Faith, Teaching
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For When You’re Shaking Like a Leaf
A recording of Andrew Peterson performing one of Rich Mullins’ best as part of a soundcheck.
A More Upbeat but True Sadness
One of my other favorite tracks from the most recent Avett Brothers’ most recent project is its title track, “True Sadness.” The cut on the album is a good deal more maudlin than the performance below for 89.3, the Current. … Continue reading
Habit, Addiction, and the New Year
The best sermon I heard this year made good use of You Are What You Love, the book by James K. A. Smith about the power of habit in the life of faith. The sermon also made connection to one … Continue reading
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Not Perfect Apart from Us
When it’s time to start talking about “life in the fifth act” with my students, I often use Hebrews 11-12 as my starting point (which is why it’s neat that the passage is the New Testament epistle reading for the … Continue reading
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Strangers and Exiles, Seeking
Today’s daily office reading from Hebrews 11 captures one of my favorite snippets in what is an already-amazing chapter. After talking about Abel and Noah, Abraham and Sarah, the writer digs in for a bit: These all died in faith, … Continue reading
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Another Way the Force Wakes Up
Much digital ink has been spilled over the last year writing about the return of the Star Wars franchise to the big screen, for with Star Wars: The Force Awakens and most recently with Rogue One: A Star Wars Story. … Continue reading
Assurance, Conviction, Commendation
Today’s epistolary reading from the daily office is the first third of one of my favorite chapters from one of my favorite books: Hebrews 11. The chapter finishes out over the rest of the week. The chapter rings loudly, even … Continue reading
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Don’t Get Captured
This morning’s routine was thrown out of whack because of the holiday. God bless the good folks at Zippy’s for putting up with people like me early each Sunday. Instead, I had a quick breakfast at Starbucks before heading to … Continue reading
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Space Enough, and Time 