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What You Love and How You Love It
One of the biggest blessings in my understanding of things over the last couple of years has been the writings of James K. A. Smith. His Desiring the Kingdom was a real “right place, right time” scenario for me. He’s … Continue reading
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Can Wright Be Wrong?
N. T. Wright is the subject of this month’s Christianity Today cover story. Tuesday they opened up the lead article online. From the opening editor’s quote from Wright, you get a good sense of some quality, trust-worthy thinking: When you … Continue reading
Spufford and a Different Kind of Apologetic
I’ve been meaning to write about Francis Spufford’s Unapologetic for some time. I read the book at the end of last year and loved it. It takes an interesting approach to the Christian faith, focusing on the emotional side of … Continue reading
Quo Vadis?
Long before he helped bring the cinematic Avengers together as Agent Coulson, Clark Gregg played Calvin Trager, a mysterious entrepreneur who held the fate of Sports Night in his hands. “Where are we going?” he would ask Dana, the fictional … Continue reading
Berry and the Interlocking World
I really like how N. T. Wright thinks of heaven and earth as a kind of “interlocking reality.” Both are important, essential in the way things are made. And I especially like how Wendell Berry catches something like it in … Continue reading
Changing Minds
Been thinking a lot about thinking for a few years now. It’s something built into some of my curriculum, and it’s something that I see happening (and not happening) all the time. A key part of thinking well is communicating … Continue reading
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“Did We Lose Don?”
We really are quite fortunate to live in a time where we have such easy access to so many different ways of thinking. So many ideas out there competing for attention. And yet sometimes it feels like people aren’t quite … Continue reading
Careful What You Wish For
Derek Webb is probably my favorite lyricist, and the song below is one of my favorites. So many great images in juxtaposition. It’s a quality video (especially a few moments in, when the shaking stops). And the original source of … Continue reading
The Art of Living
Last week a life-long friend of mine posted her thoughts on how all of our lives are art, that “if we are made in God’s image, and if He is in the business of creating (and He is – just … Continue reading
Miller and Church, More and Less
Bearing witness to the direction of Donald Miller’s work has been interesting. He’s written some of my favorite books over the last ten years, and his blog has been a relatively constant encouragement to think about my faith. This week … Continue reading
Space Enough, and Time 