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Get On Your Feet, Leslie Knope
In honor of the final season of Parks & Recreation (Tuesday nights on NBC), I’ve taken to revisiting some of my favorite earlier episodes. I especially like the episode where Leslie, ever the optimist, relies on her friends to help … Continue reading
A Common Confession
Yesterday I rambled on a bit about The Pilgrim’s Progress and starting from a common place (as seen in the story with the Wicket Gate). How good it is, I think, for us to sing about that which is common … Continue reading
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The Story Under Your Skin
The author I read most this past year had to be James K. A. Smith. His How (Not) to be Secular: Reading Charles Taylor is probably the best book about a book I’ve ever read. After that, I moved on … Continue reading
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Cynicism and “Come and See”
If I gave an award for “Book Bought Most in 2014,” it would definitely be Steven Garber’s Visions of Vocation. It dropped in late spring, and I was so moved by it that I had to pass it on to … Continue reading
Christmas Party with Chris Rice
I spent last Christmas wondering whatever happened to Chris Rice, whose music played a big part in my college experience. Finally found him on Twitter, which led me to this new song written for the Christmas season, “Christmas Party.” Always … Continue reading
Last Christmas This Christmas with the Doctor
This looks to have the right blend of intense and absurd. Ho ho ho- two weeks to go!
A Cappella in the High Countries
My Faith & Literature class is reading C. S. Lewis’ The Great Divorce as our final major work of the course. It’s a brilliant book, one that I’ve bought multiple copies of. Caedmon‘s Call recorded a Sandra McCracken-written song based … Continue reading
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An Allowance for the War of Five Armies
A just-released preview scene from this month’s The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies. The clock is ticking.
That “Lucas” Version of the Star Wars Trailer . . .
It’s kind of sad that I find this so funny. May it never be.
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Waking Up to The Force
Having read none of the “previously canonical” post-ROTJ novels or comics, the stakes are pretty low for me going into this one. Which isn’t to say that I don’t care a great bit. Even though the prequels have set … Continue reading
Space Enough, and Time 