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Sentences for Lent
A couple of days ago, I quoted an article by Peter Leithart about the nature of the Christian calendar (particularly in light of the season of Lent). He recently posted “a murder of tweets” about the season. I share my … Continue reading
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Lent and the Move from Light to Life
Today Christians from all over the world will commemorate Ash Wednesday. They will have ashes drawn on their foreheads, will be reminded that they are dust first and last, will be called to repentance because God’s kingdom is near. … Continue reading
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Lent and Life Between Calendars
Many of us spend our lives shuttling between different calendars. We live by the Gregorian calendar: Tuesdays and Februaries. As teachers and students, we live by the school calendar: quarters, semesters, grade-check periods. And as Christians, we often live by … Continue reading
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Hope and the Long Defeat
It is difficult to believe that we are one full month into 2016. At the end of last year, there were a couple of good articles/essays about things like The Lord of the Rings and Star Wars- The Force Awakens … Continue reading
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On England and Her Many Churches
Something this last fall’s trip to England did not allow that my first trip did was the opportunity to sneak in and have a quiet moment in the many churches we came across. I still got to walk through York Minster … Continue reading
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On Friendship
Friendship is an obstetric art; it draws out our richest and deepest resources; it unfolds the wings of our dreams and hidden indeterminate thoughts; it serves as a check on our judgments, tries out our new ideas, keeps up our … Continue reading
Some Simple Stage Directions
One of the New Testament texts that I use to illustrate “life in the fifth act” to my students is Colossians 3-4. One particular chunk reads: Therefore, as God’s chosen people, holy and dearly loved, clothe yourselves with compassion, kindness, … Continue reading
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A Novel Future for Outlaws of Time
I inadvertently became a fan of N. D. Wilson a few years ago. While I had heard he was a great non-fiction writer, it was his 100 Cupboards series (for kids) that really got me reading his work. It was … Continue reading
The Story We are In
At the beginning of the school year, I showed this quick GEICO commercial to our faculty and staff as a way to introduce being in the biblical story. I was in no way calling the Bible a horror story. Instead, … Continue reading
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“More Can Be Mended”
It is all too easy to forget that what is presupposition for me can be something totally foreign and nonsensical to someone else. Just this past week a student almost incredulously asked me about waiting for Jesus to return, which is … Continue reading
Space Enough, and Time 