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Counting Ordinary Time
This past Sunday Christian churches of the more liturgical bent entered into something known as ordinary time. Robert Webber explains: The period between Pentecost and the beginning of Advent is called ordinary time. By contrast the period through Advent, Christmas, … Continue reading
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Where Joy Writes the Songs (and the innocent sing them)
It’s been a week since I said goodbye to my last class, but it feels like I’ve spent just as much time doing school stuff as ever. I’ve been meaning to get a few things posted that aren’t just comics … Continue reading
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Unintended Isolation (and the potential for friendship)
Being a single guy living on one of the most remote land-masses on the planet, I know the importance of relationships. I’m not always good at them. but I’ve always felt something significant and necessary with friendship. You get that … Continue reading
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Pentecost Makes It Personal
This is the day Christians around the world celebrate the coming of the Holy Spirit at Pentecost. Peter Leithart recently posted an “exhortation” for the day that sums so many wonderful things. He begins the piece with a simple but … Continue reading
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Simple Sentence, Simple Prayer
Eugene Peterson once said that talking about God is often the total of opposite of talking to Him, which can make teaching the Bible a tricky proposition. Replacing the former for the latter is a subtle and constant possibility. A … Continue reading
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Still Looking for Them
Came across this video last night while reflecting on the day. It started early and was full of classes and calls and conversations, so it was nice to find a breath of fresh air from what feels like a long … Continue reading
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Having Your Attention (and eating it, too?)
Yesterday’s classic Calvin and Hobbes also reminded me of something Andy Crouch recently said about technology and the attention our screens demand from us (connected to Calvin and his appliances). From “Small Screens, Big World”: Our screens, increasingly, pay a … Continue reading
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Bitterness and Blessing
Last night’s reading from the book of Exodus (ESV): Then Moses made Israel set out from the Red Sea, and they went into the wilderness of Shur. They went three days in the wilderness and found no water. When they … Continue reading
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Always Remember the Big Picture
Every year I show this clip to my student. Every year I feel like they get it a little less while I get it just a little bit more. Breaks the heart but soothes the soul.
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Space Enough, and Time 