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The Back-Drop for the Age
This past weekend I had the opportunity to sit around a breakfast table and talk about James K. A. Smith’s You Are What You Love. It was an interesting conversation for me, as I’ve been pretty invested in Smith’s thinking … Continue reading
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Some Songs Say So Much
One of the most interesting reads of the past week was an article at FiveThirtyEight from Leah Libresco about the language of contemporary Christian music as compared to the language of shape note hymns. She did a survey and came up with … Continue reading
Trailer Talk: The Dangers of Living Differently?
Caught a matinee of The Lobster yesterday (thoughts to come early next week). One of the joys of seeing an independent movie is that you see trailers for all of these other movies that you’ve probably never heard of. Case in … Continue reading
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Church of Simon
Yesterday Lifehouse’s “Simon” played while my music was on shuffle. I hadn’t heard it in a while. I was quickly reminded, though, of why I love the song (and the entire No Name Face album). It’s not a perfect song, … Continue reading
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Joy from Being a Part
Yesterday I quoted and linked to a recent interview with Stanley Hauerwas from Plough Quarterly concerning Christians and community. And while I don’t agree with everything that he has to say, Hauerwas has definitely reminded me of the unique nature … Continue reading
When You “Can’t Make a Community Up”
Over the last year, I’ve slowly added a couple of professors/theologians to the list of authors that I “follow.” One of those, Kevin VanHoozer has helped me articulate “next steps” when thinking about the biblical story as a “drama” that … Continue reading
The Novel-ty of Andrew Osenga
I remember well when I bought my first album from The Normals. I remember reading about Coming to Life in CCM Magazine. I remember making the connection in my head to the song “Everything (Apron Full of Stains)” from an … Continue reading
Bookshelf Addition Predictions
2016 has been a good year for reading. These days I’m wrapping up N. D. Wilson’s Outlaws of Time and Hauerwas’s The Work of the Theology. I’m also making good progress through Merton’s No Man is an Island (which I’ll … Continue reading
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What Bubbles Up
At this point in the story, I think I’ve linked to almost every short video for James K. A Smith’s You Are What You Love. Here’s one more, though. This one is about vocation. It’s a nice teaser for some … Continue reading
Three Souls Well
Here’s a treat from three amazing artists: “It Is Well With my Soul” with more vocals than anything else. Three minutes and forty-two seconds well-spent.
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Space Enough, and Time 