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Just As I Am [October 6, 2025]
And so fall break begins, not with a bang but with a . . . drizzle? (And a not unwelcome one at that.) Today marks the first full day of fall break, which isn’t totally accurate because an odd overlap … Continue reading
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On the Serenity Prayer
In yesterday’s post I shared something about prayer. I think it appropriate to do the same today. The Poco a Poco friars are taking the summer off as a way of marking the year of Jubilee, so I’ve been listening … Continue reading
In the Backpack
Frederick Buechner starts The Alphabet of Grace, his theological “slice of life” book, with this wonderfully true assertion: At its heart most theology, like most fiction, is essentially autobiographical. Aquinas, Calvin, Barth, Tillich, working out their systems in their own … Continue reading
Just As I Am [March 21, 2025]
I have a bit of an odd relationship with breaks from school. I love breaks as much as the next teacher, but from almost the beginning I have had difficulty being at ease with the time. That’s part of why … Continue reading
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Just As I Am [January 17, 2025]
This past Christmas break was the first one where I felt like all of the “unbundling” of the last few years of work and church could finally be felt. There was a lightness to things for me, an appropriate size … Continue reading
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Just As I Am [December 19-20, 2024]
It’s not just the fact that there’s water under the bridge, it’s the amount of water the flows under the bridge in such a short amount of time. In those terms, I suppose this Advent season has been a flood. … Continue reading
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Just A I Am [August 19, 2024]
We’re well into the new school year, and it’s been some time since I posted anything particularly personal/reflective. That’s not for a lack of reflection, mind you. The absence has been from finding the right place to write from. The … Continue reading
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Just As I Am [June 17, 2024]
I’m about a week and a half into summer break. I try to do the sensible, mature thing and use this kind of time for responsible things like medical appointments and such. Today was my visit to the optometrist, where … Continue reading
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