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Restlessness
Whether you sing it or you say it, Augustine’s thought rings true in life as you live it. Great are You, O Lord, and greatly to be praised; great is Your power, and of Your wisdom there is no end. … Continue reading
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No Room for Dry Eyes
Here’s a video compilation put together by a fan of Pixar movies in anticipation of next week’s Inside Out. It definitely hit some of the company’s high notes (though I would’ve liked more from Brave and Toy Story 2). … Continue reading
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Receiving the Martian Signal
Seriously: go read the book first. Then come back and watch the trailer. I’m a little surprised at how much this trailer actually gives away. When I was reading the book (which was an enthralling experience), I was assuming … Continue reading
Where Joy Writes the Songs (and the innocent sing them)
It’s been a week since I said goodbye to my last class, but it feels like I’ve spent just as much time doing school stuff as ever. I’ve been meaning to get a few things posted that aren’t just comics … Continue reading
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Unintended Isolation (and the potential for friendship)
Being a single guy living on one of the most remote land-masses on the planet, I know the importance of relationships. I’m not always good at them. but I’ve always felt something significant and necessary with friendship. You get that … Continue reading
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Innocence, Experience, and the Changing Musical Landscape
The folks at Grantland have posted a quality article on U2 after the kick-off of their Innocence + Experience tour. It’s thoughtful and honest, asking some of the questions that fans and critics alike cannot help but ask as the … Continue reading
Tolkien Treasure Trove
So it turns out that there’s this website called the Tolkien Gateway, and it links to all kinds of interesting and amazing things. The trove includes over 100 drawings by Tolkien, many based on Tolkien’s Middle Earth. Here’s one of … Continue reading
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Preemptive Emotional Processing
I have spent much of the last few months feeling about Disney/Pixar’s Inside Out much the same way I initially felt about Monsters, Inc: total disinterest. I remember well seeing MI‘s first teaser and thinking that the concept, what little … Continue reading
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Pentecost Makes It Personal
This is the day Christians around the world celebrate the coming of the Holy Spirit at Pentecost. Peter Leithart recently posted an “exhortation” for the day that sums so many wonderful things. He begins the piece with a simple but … Continue reading
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Simple Sentence, Simple Prayer
Eugene Peterson once said that talking about God is often the total of opposite of talking to Him, which can make teaching the Bible a tricky proposition. Replacing the former for the latter is a subtle and constant possibility. A … Continue reading
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Space Enough, and Time 