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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
Reflecting on the Paradoxical Church
Over Christmas vacation I had a chance to catch up with a college roommate still connected with Union. It was a great time for me, one that reminded me of how fortunate I was to attend a school that made … Continue reading
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Reading N. D. Wilson
While I can’t seem to get into his long-form non-fiction, I’ve found myself quite enjoying N. D. Wilson’s more fictional or shorter stuff. I recently rushed through the second and third entries in the Ashtown Burials series. Much like his … Continue reading
Scribbling Out of the Silence
This morning’s Gospel reading was from early in the book of Luke, Zechariah nine-months silent after questioning Gabriel’s message of hope for the old man and his barren wife. Zechariah walked out of the temple mute but making signs with … Continue reading
James K. A. Smith on When “It’s Not Worship”
James K. A. Smith, author of Desiring the Kingdom, recently released a collection of shorter writings. Discipleship in the Present Tense includes a number of quality pieces, many of them being good introductions to Smith’s view on culture and its … Continue reading
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Twenty Years of a Liturgy, a Legacy, and a Ragamuffin Band
The folks at Christianity Today just posted an interview with Reed Arvin, the producer of much of the late Rich Mullins’ music. Turns out that it’s been twenty years since the release of A Liturgy, a Legacy, and a Ragamuffin … Continue reading
N. T. Wright and the Question of Worldview
N. T. Wright’s latest book, The Case for the Psalms, dropped last week without much fanfare. It’s a little book, small in both page size and page count. It is also, surprisingly, a brilliant book about worldview. Worldview has been … Continue reading
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