Category Archives: Internet

Jeff Winger on Becoming a Community

The last couple of days I’ve shared some excerpts from a Plough Quarterly interview with Stanley Hauerwas on the idea of community, particularly as it can be “played out” in Christian faith and practice.  Now for something related and yet … Continue reading

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Joy from Being a Part

Yesterday I quoted and linked to a recent interview with Stanley Hauerwas from Plough Quarterly concerning Christians and community.  And while I don’t agree with everything that he has to say, Hauerwas has definitely reminded me of the unique nature … Continue reading

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When You “Can’t Make a Community Up”

Over the last year, I’ve slowly added a couple of professors/theologians to the list of authors that I “follow.”  One of those, Kevin VanHoozer has helped me articulate “next steps” when thinking about the biblical story as a “drama” that … Continue reading

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Laughter in High Definition

I’ve recently been re-watching the fourth season of 30 Rock, and I’m pleasantly surprised at how much I’ve been laughing.  In many ways, the show is a total opposite of what I think is the funniest short-lived sitcom ever, Arrested … Continue reading

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Grit and Bear It

I’m about halfway through Angela Duckworth’s Grit.  It’s not quite the kind of book that I’d normally read, really. David Brooks praised it in his column last week, though, so I thought I’d give it a shot.  It’s a good … Continue reading

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The Novel-ty of Andrew Osenga

I remember well when I bought my first album from The Normals.  I remember reading about Coming to Life in CCM Magazine.  I remember making the connection in my head to the song “Everything (Apron Full of Stains)” from an … Continue reading

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Feed the Money Monster

Few things serve the break between comic book movies as well as a good financial thriller, right? In between the shield-slinging of Captain America: Civil War and X-Men: Apocalypse neatly stands Money Monster.  It’s the latest in a short string … Continue reading

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Returning to Wayward Pines

One of the highlights of last summer was Fox’s Wayward Pines.  The 10-episode run took what was (supposedly) the best of three books and turned them into an eery, chilling story of a man who wakes up very, very far … Continue reading

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Still Running (to Stand Still)

Came across this recently.  A great rendition of a U2 classic with the Edge carrying it all. A great song for a Monday morning.

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Bookshelf Addition Predictions

2016 has been a good year for reading.  These days I’m wrapping up N. D. Wilson’s Outlaws of Time and Hauerwas’s The Work of the Theology.  I’m also making good progress through Merton’s No Man is an Island (which I’ll … Continue reading

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