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“The Land of My Sojourn”
At the final Behold the Lamb of God concert this Christmas season, Andrew Peterson added Rich Mullins’ “Land of My Sojourn” to his set list. It’s the final song on Mullins’ masterpiece, A Liturgy, A Legacy, and a Ragamuffin Band. … Continue reading
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Time and Voice
I have some friends expecting their first child in April. For Christmas, I bought them a copy of Anthony Esolen’s Ten Ways to Destroy the Imagination of Your Child. I was so intrigued by the premise that I bought myself a … Continue reading
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“No Hard Feelings”
After a couple of days staying around home, I’ve spent the last couple of days catching up with friends down the road, down interstate, and one state up. I’ve been driving a rental without USB hook-up, so I’ve had to … Continue reading
2016 and Questions of Habit, Routine, and Ritual
I suppose the book that most shaped 2016 for me was James K. A. Smith’s You Are What You Love. The book, which dropped in the spring, was a recapitulation of Smith’s earlier work on “cultural liturgies” with more practical … Continue reading
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Advent’s End, Christmas Eve
Stanley Hauerwas is a theologian who really challenged my thinking this year. While I find myself disagreeing with some of his conclusions and assertions, I find that he often has a way of pointing to particularly good but hard truths … Continue reading
Christmas, Mortality, and More
One of the best books I read this year was Ephraim Radner’s A Time to Keep. I hope to reflect on it in this space at the beginning of the new year. Regardless, the book came to mind when reading … Continue reading
The Odd Rhythm of the Blooming Rose
I had the opportunity to attend two different Advent lessons and carols services yesterday. In the one last night, the congregation sang “Lo, How a Rose E’er Blooming.” I did a decent job keeping the beat for the first two verses. … Continue reading
Any Other Honest Song
Today started the “wrap up” portion of this semester’s class. For the last few years, as a way to draw together the major themes of the course and add a personal twist to things, we’ve played “The Blues” by Switchfoot. … Continue reading
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A Different Kind of Advent Song
I believe I’ve shared this song before, but here is a recent rendition of it thanks to the Community Coffeehouse’s 25th anniversary concert. There’s something wonderfully ambiguous about this song by Jason Gray and Andy Gullahorn. It captures something vital … Continue reading
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First Listen of the Season
At the encouragement of a priestly friend I am trying to let Advent be Advent and Christmas be Christmas. So I’m trying to decorate slowly, sing carols bit by bit with maybe a little more thought to chronology. Tonight’s good … Continue reading
Space Enough, and Time 