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Nineteen
Today marked nineteen years since the death of Rich Mullins. I am grateful to the high school friends who introduced me to his music and for the musicians who have kept his legacy of honest and contextual songwriting alive. Just … Continue reading
End of Summer Song
I suppose summer ends in different ways for different people. The start of a new school years. Labor Day. A certain feel to the season of movies. The return of network television after a summer of reruns (or reality television, … Continue reading
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All We Ever Do
It seems like “All We Ever Knew” by The Head and the Heart comes on every time I turn on the radio. And while the song isn’t as coherent as I would like, it simple line of “all we ever … Continue reading
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A Reduction of Dimensions
I’m often interested in the interplay of genres and forms, particularly when it comes to storytelling and when one form seems to subsume another. The easy target, of course, is television and the internet. The relationship between television and the … Continue reading
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A Jingle of Loose Change
From earlier this year, when Peterson was in Hawaii. Can’t believe I hadn’t already posted this, as it’s a good clip of a great song.
Fifty Years of Star Trek
The first episode of Star Trek aired 50 years ago today. And while I’ve had an on-again/off-again relationship with the franchise, I can surely appreciate its contribution to the collective consciousness of 21st century America. I think the only show … Continue reading
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Reminders of the Sacred Journey
It was the music of Wes King that led me to the books of Frederick Buechner. King’s “Magnificent Defeat” was inspired by a Buechner sermon of the same name. I remember in college reading through Buechner’s sermons and early biographical … Continue reading
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Tools (Reflections on Demolition)
Last night this three-day weekend started with a viewing of Demolition, starring Jake Gyllenhaal and Naomi Watts. I think I was probably one of the five people who actually saw it in the theater when it dropped this past spring. … Continue reading
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“I Know Why the Caged Internet User Sings”
Nicholas Carr’s writing has been key in helping me see the now in the context of the bigger picture when it comes to technology. Carr will release a collection of essays (new and old) in a week titled Utopia is … Continue reading
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When the Town Doesn’t Hit Back (My Brave Face)
Some time ago, one of my favorite musicians “kickstarted” a multi-ep project. If the campaign went beyond budget expectations, Andrew Osenga promised an ep of covers voted on by his supporters. That ep “dropped” this week and included a song … Continue reading
Space Enough, and Time 