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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
Peterson on the Specific and the Accessible
Andrew Peterson (who just played a concert in Hawaii) was recently interviewed by CCM Magazine. At one point, he is asked about the assertion that the more specific a song’s content, the more accessible it can be to listeners (which, … Continue reading
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Andrew Peterson in Concert
Tonight I had the opportunity to see Andrew Peterson in concert. This is a pretty cool thing for me. I usually don’t make it to Tennessee for Christmas until after Peterson’s Behold the Lamb of God tour is over. In … Continue reading
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Hope in the Night
It’s been a short but packed week. I’m definitely looking forward to the weekend, a real chance to recover from jumping into a new semester. Here’s a song by Andrew Peterson and friends from their time last year at Laity … Continue reading
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Epiphany and the Old Dispensation
Today marked the end of the twelve days of Christmas. Epiphany, which commemorates the appearance of the Magi before the Christ child, is also used as a reminder of God’s extension of salvation to the Gentiles. T. S. Eliot composed … Continue reading
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Unfinished
My calendar year 2015 actually started five weeks before 2014 ended. I had been asked to preach at the church I now call home on the first Sunday of Advent. And while I was okay with what I said and … Continue reading
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Augustine’s Note to Self: On Thinking and Writing
From early on in Augustine’s Soliloquies (translated by Kim Paffenroth): Pray for good health and aid, so that you may accomplish what you desire; and put it in writing, so that your confidence may be increased by what you have done. Then … Continue reading
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The Promise of 2016
There are a handful of things that I’m already looking forward to in 2016. While I’m sure there will be many pleasant surprises, these are five things I’m eagerly awaiting: 1. A bit more Britain. We’re starting the year off … Continue reading
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Merry (Subversive) Christmas!
Alan Jacobs recently brought together Star Wars, The Lord of the Rings, and Pixar’s The Incredibles for a quality reflection on power (or, in most cases, super-powers) and its subversion in popular mediums. From the article: “The race is not … Continue reading
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The Twice-Ascending King
Today certain parts of the church celebrated what is known as Christ the King Sunday. It falls each year on the Sunday before Advent. In his collection of lectionary reflections, Twelve Months of Sundays, N. T. Wright points out some … Continue reading
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