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Twenty Years Leaving Like Elijah
IT’S NOT OFTEN that I sit around and browse YouTube. It’s usually like shopping for me: know what you want when you set out. When it does happen that I peruse for a long time, it’s mostly looking at music, … Continue reading
Travel and Rich Mullins’ America
THERE WAS A MOMENT, a few months ago driving somewhere between Portland, Oregon and the coast at Haystack, when Rich Mullins was playing and the fields were green and the sky was a battle of blue and white and I … Continue reading
Finding (More Than) Nemo
“JUST KEEP SWIMMING” is the line most remembered and quoted from Disney/Pixar’s Finding Nemo. When I saw the movie again in 3-D this past weekend, I knew that would be the moment that all of the kids and many of … Continue reading
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
Space Enough, and Time 