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On Lewis and the Nature of Reality
We just started a unit on creative non-fiction in my Faith & Literature class. I thought reading some of N. D. Wilson’s short essays would be a nice place to start. We recently watched this short video from Wilson about … Continue reading
Singing Rich Mullins
Local cable television played an old concert of Rich Mullins this evening, which was a wonderfully nice surprise. As great as it was seeing him sing “Elijah” and “Sometimes by Step,” it was his rendition of “Sing Your Praise to … Continue reading
On Thinking Christianly
From an interview with Francis Spufford, author of Unapologetic: That music you hear in the distance? It’s St Augustine, St Teresa, Teilhard de Chardin, Pascal, Kierkegaard and Simone Weil all singing together, and what they are singing is that, as … Continue reading
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Local Music, Nashville Style
There used to be this “jingle” in tourism commercials for Tennessee: come to Tennessee, we’re playing your song. All these years later, something about the jingle stays true. Case in point: Andrew Peterson’s new Local Show. It’s an opportunity for … Continue reading
Back to the Island: Beyond Science and Faith
One of the strongest themes that runs throughout six seasons of LOST is the potential conflict of science and faith. From almost the beginning, Locke was the man of faith placed in contrast to Jack’s man of science. It’s interesting … Continue reading
A Different Kind of Sophomore Slump
Last week I posted excerpts and a link to a “message to college freshmen.” One of my favorite authors, James K. A. Smith, recently wrote his own “letter to college sophomores” that serves as a nice kind of sequel. He … Continue reading
Eggers’s ‘Fathers & Prophets,’ the Novel of Our Times?
The title of Dave Eggers’s newest novel comes from early in the book of Zechariah, who spoke for God near the end of the time of exile. “The LORD was very angry with our forefathers. Therefore tell the people: This … Continue reading
Unfolding Gloriously (and in a beautiful country, too)
In reflecting on the loss of his wife, C. S. Lewis considered which was worse: ceasing to believe in God or believing bad things about him. His conclusion: Not that I am (I think) in much danger of ceasing to … Continue reading
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A Flood of Holiness
Don’t let the title of N. D. Wilson’s latest essay fool you. “Lighten Up, Christians: God Loves a Good Time” sounds a little frivolous, but it has a real seed of truth inside it’s fun-loving shell. And while there’s nothing … Continue reading
Augustine and Getting Love Right
I’m currently reading my way through James K. A. Smith’s new book on relativism, which is a lot more interesting than it sounds.¹ A third of the way through the book, Smith brings up Augustine and his book on education … Continue reading
Space Enough, and Time 