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Point and Counterpoint
Yesterday I posted links to a couple of articles by Yuval Levin attempting to speak intelligently about Our Current Moment from a place where ethics, economics, politics, and sociology meet. Since then, another couple of articles have made their way … Continue reading
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On Hold and Keeping Place
Navigating the facts and opinions of Our Current Moment can be a daunting task: you can always choose one news source, I suppose, but that becomes it’s own echo-chamber. So it’s nice to find sources that can give a critical … Continue reading
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The Long and Short of It
Scrolling through social media can be daunting and depressing in even the best of circumstances. How much more daunting and depressing it can be in times of concern and crisis. But it can also be of some comfort, as it … Continue reading
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Entertainment Culture, A Warning
While tracking down a short piece by A. W. Tozer to use for the faculty in a future meeting, I came across his piece titled “The Great God Entertainment.” The piece, written in the 1950s, feels utterly appropriate for our … Continue reading
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(Digital) Platform Jam
One thing I appreciate about Baylor professor Alan Jacobs is his willingness to process his digital practices publicly. Jacobs recently posted an update to his ongoing attempt to make sense of various digital platforms and their effects on a life … Continue reading
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Rest and Reset in a Culture of Constant Content
One of the interesting aspects of my two weeks of mainland travel was a lack of internet access for two different chunks of time. While I was at Laity Lodge, I had nothing. While traveling beyond Tennessee, I had phone … Continue reading
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Media and More in Our Distracted Age
One of the two speakers at my recent Laity Lodge weekend was Alan Jacobs. I’m not quite sure how I first heard of him. I know that I read his wonderful The Pleasures of Reading in an Age of Distraction … Continue reading
