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Gandalf, Donald Miller, and Fear
THERE’S A MOMENT in the newest trailer for The Hobbit where Galadriel asks Gandalf, “Why the halfling?” Of the many he could call to action, why a hobbit who has never left home should go on such a dangerous adventure? … Continue reading
Resting Easy with Andrew Peterson
THESE ARE GOOD TIMES, MUSICALLY. New music from the Avett Brothers, The Killers, Mumford & Sons, and Ben Gibbard are dropping almost every week. The goodness started a few weeks ago with the newest release from Andrew Peterson. His new … Continue reading
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Tagged Andrew Peterson, Light for the Lost Boy, Rest Easy
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Donald Miller and Revisiting Your Storyline
THE MISSION OF DONALD MILLER has definitely evolved over the last ten years, yet the seeds of “telling a good story with your life” can be found at least as far back as Blue Like Jazz. Starting next week, Miller … Continue reading
Love Stories, Ghost Stories, and David Foster Wallace
I HAD FORGOTTEN that a full-length biography of David Foster Wallace was on the way. I’m not as much of a fan as DFW as I should be: I have yet to read my way through Infinite Jest. But I’ve … Continue reading
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Tagged David Foster Wallace, Every Love Story is a Ghost Story
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Brand Name Theologians
SOME TIME AGO I was grabbing lunch with a co-worker down at Subway. We were talking about the book that I had gotten him, the most recent book by N. T. Wright. Another guy in the line overheard our conversation. … Continue reading
The Dangerous Power of Story
‘STORY’ HAS BEEN A HOT TOPIC lately. Has been for some time, honestly. It’s also been a big topic for the folks over at Christianity Today, as well. The concept, so true to human experience and history, has made its … Continue reading
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Tagged Donald Miller, N. T. Wright, Narrative Theology, Story
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New Song Saturday: Jason Gray’s “Easier”
JASON GRAY has had some good musical moments over these last few years. His 2010 album brought us “I Am New” as well as my personal favorite, “Holding the Key.” Last year’s A Way to See in the Dark gave … Continue reading
Joss Whedon Says the Darndest Things
I’VE BEEN A JOSS WHEDON FAN for a while now. Firefly then Buffy then Dollhouse. The Avengers? I was one of those that saw it not so much as “hopefully the best Marvel movie ever” but as “Joss Whedon’s best … Continue reading
King and Kingdom: Thoughts on N. T. Wright
LAST NIGHT AT CHURCH we sang Psalm 82, with one verse saying: “Arise, O God, and rule the earth, for you shall take all nations for your own.” This psalm, I teach my sophomores, would be known as an enthronement … Continue reading
Sea Change or Shifting Sand?
I’VE SPENT the last few weeks working through David Kinnaman’s You Lost Me with co-workers. It has been an interesting, and at times heated, discussion about connecting with young adults who are “leaving the church . . . and rethinking … Continue reading
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