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Easter and the Window Love Left
A song to celebrate the Day.
Lewis and Catastrophic History
Something to reflect on from the introduction of C. S. Lewis’s The Problem of Pain: There was a man born among these Jews who claimed to be, or to be the son of, or to be “one with”, the Something … Continue reading
Osenga Sampler
Last year brilliant Nashville musician Andrew Osenga posted plans for a Kickstarter project: Heart & Soul, Flesh & Bone, a four-EP collection with each EP focused on one of four of the title’s theme. This first EP, Heart, dropped a … Continue reading
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
Space Enough, and Time 