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The Full Bono Interview
Here is the full interview between Bono and Focus on the Family. There’s no video, but feel free to turn it on, turn it up, and listen to an interesting conversation about important things.
Bono and Something Like Experiencing God
Lots of interesting talk about an interview that U2 frontman Bono gave to the President of Focus on the Family. The folks over at Christianity Today posted some comments in their “Gleanings” section. You can check that out here. You … Continue reading
Proposing a Liturgical Tweak
Whatever shortcomings my non-liturgical self sees in liturgical services, the frequent and uneditorialized reading of Scripture is not one of them. Over the last couple of years, I’ve tried to attend a local evensong service. Psalms and songs, Old and … Continue reading
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Spring Break Reading Detour
Spring break starts for me in less than 24 hours. And while I’ll probably take my time getting my grades done and will even go work in my classroom some over break, it’s the fact and the feeling of a … Continue reading
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Ash Wednesday Illustration
The following uncredited story was shared in the Ash Wednesday service I attended last night: There was a couple who already had one little boy and had another on the way. The boy would often ask where little brothers came … Continue reading
Narcotics, Chesterton, and Two Reasons for Repeating
I recently sat through a meeting I am sure I have had at least two times before . . . and almost nothing seemed to have changed in the intervening years. It was a sad and frustrating moment that left … Continue reading
Miller and the Question of Contentment
Lately I’ve been spending a lot more time at home. I still make it to the gym and get to church a couple of times a week and enjoy talking to my students and neighbor, but for the most part, … Continue reading
Keller and the Collective Heart
I’ve not read much by Tim Keller, pastor of the Redeemer Church in New York, but I am definitely a fan of his most recent blog entry, “Preaching to the Collective Heart.” In the entry, Keller writes about how some … Continue reading
Nouwen and the “Real Life” Fallacy
One of the phrases that frustrates me most as a teacher always starts “but in the real world. . .” I understand the idea, that you want to expose students to situations and problems that they will come across once … Continue reading
On Ents and Trees
I’ve been turning something over in my mind lately, like a diamond in the light, trying to see something. Something about life and story and speaking into and out of both of them. In the midst of this my mind … Continue reading
Space Enough, and Time 