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Everything a Rorshach Test
I recently started following the blog of Rod Dreher, which is its own story (and one I will get to next week). A few days ago he passed on the thoughts of Brian Kaller, who grew up “next door” to … Continue reading
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Goodbye to Goodbye? Michael Harris on Absence
This past weekend I came across Michael Harris’s The End of Absence. It’s an interesting read, often summing up and building off of the thoughts of other books I’ve read about technology and culture over the last couple of years. … Continue reading
The Day of the (Different) Doctor
Breath deep, because the air is strangely fresh in the newest series of Doctor Who. At least that’s my take on it after watching the premiere of the new season at the theater. I’m glad I waited this time around, … Continue reading
A Different Kind of Sophomore Slump
Last week I posted excerpts and a link to a “message to college freshmen.” One of my favorite authors, James K. A. Smith, recently wrote his own “letter to college sophomores” that serves as a nice kind of sequel. He … Continue reading
Waiting for a Different Doctor
Big weekend for fans of Doctor Who. It’s been months since we saw the quick flash of Matt-Smith-into-Peter-Capaldi, which means its also an interesting weekend for Who fans. It’s been some time since there’s been a dramatically older Doctor in … Continue reading
Eggers’s ‘Fathers & Prophets,’ the Novel of Our Times?
The title of Dave Eggers’s newest novel comes from early in the book of Zechariah, who spoke for God near the end of the time of exile. “The LORD was very angry with our forefathers. Therefore tell the people: This … Continue reading
Put It In A Common Place . . . Book
This semester I’m getting to teach my Faith & Literature class. I require my students to keep a commonplace book throughout the semester that includes significant quotes and reflections. The last time the class ran, my students had to take … Continue reading
Apes and a Time That Will Not Return
When the sun sets on the cinematic summer of 2014, Dawn of the Planet of the Apes will stand out as one of the season’s best. Like so many of the best sequels, it moves the story forward in a … Continue reading
Unfolding Gloriously (and in a beautiful country, too)
In reflecting on the loss of his wife, C. S. Lewis considered which was worse: ceasing to believe in God or believing bad things about him. His conclusion: Not that I am (I think) in much danger of ceasing to … Continue reading
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One Minute and the New Doctor
I imagine that Clara Oswald won’t start the new season of Doctor Who with “run you clever boy and remember” seeing as how the new Doctor is a good bit older and possesses a questionable memory. Even still, the new … Continue reading
Space Enough, and Time 