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The Middle Space
SPACE is an important thing. It’s part of the title of this site, of course. And it’s something that is on any mind trying to understand things. A few years ago, back when I was still trying “print media” with … Continue reading
New Music, Ever and Always
ANDREW OSENGA has been one of my favorite musicians for over a decade now. His time with The Normals and Caedmon’s Call is over, but he still puts out quality solo music. A few months ago, he announced plans for … Continue reading
You Might Want to Read This
BOOKS are always a topic of conversation for me: I spent part of the afternoon catching up with graduates who love to read and one who has written a novel of his own. I didn’t like them much as a … Continue reading
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The Thing to Do
WHEREVER YOU ARE, be all there. I can’t remember when I first heard that said, but it’s been a part of my thinking for a long time now. It’s the other side of being awake: awake is for yourself, being … Continue reading
Song of Freedom . . . and Law
MY FRIDAY MORNING started with an interesting discussion with a student about the works and thoughts of Dostoyevsky. Since I didn’t know much more than the average English major on the topic, we ended up discussing the strange relationship between … Continue reading
Shameless Promotion?
HELLO. I meant to let others know about this new site a few entries ago: the idea was that I’d let others in on this when I hit 10 posts. I didn’t want a false-start blog. It had happened to … Continue reading
After the Academy Awards
THE ACADEMY AWARDS have been over and done for a few days now, and I’ve not said much about them. Most of my friends these days aren’t all that into the movies. (It’s like that weird moment when you realize … Continue reading
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The Big Picture for Beginners and Forgetters
ONE OF THE STRANGE DIFFICULTIES of twenty-first century Christian faith in America is that it is so flat. In our attempt to make and keep things simple, we have committed a unfortunate reduction. The “heaven or hell gambit” has been … Continue reading
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What Do You See?
PROCESS is something that everyone goes through, everyone takes part in. Growth, change, pruning, beginning again. Sometimes it’s personal; often it’s professional. For the last year, I’ve served on my church’s pastor search committee. When you’re in a process that … Continue reading
Space Enough, and Time 