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Bringing It All Together
I’m giving a “professional development” talk at work tomorrow. Here’s my content: I really hope things blend together well . . .
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Measuring the Fallout
It’s been a week of getting back to work, which has been good. But it also marks that transition from summer to fall (even though summer isn’t over for a while yet). That’s just how the calendars we live by … Continue reading
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Pieces of Glass
There’s a part of me that’s excited to see this and another part of me that simply wants to know as little as possible about the story that’s being told. But that’s the way it always is for me when … Continue reading
Media and More in Our Distracted Age
One of the two speakers at my recent Laity Lodge weekend was Alan Jacobs. I’m not quite sure how I first heard of him. I know that I read his wonderful The Pleasures of Reading in an Age of Distraction … Continue reading
Generational Encouragement of a Necessary Kind
I finally got around to watching Chris Pratt’s “Generation Award” acceptance speech at the recent MTV Video and TV Awards. It’s one of those nice bits of pop culture that float to the top every now and then that can … Continue reading
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Second Thoughts on First Reformed?
Scratch the surface of the 96% Rotten Tomatoes approval rating for First Reformed and you’ll find frustration and discontent from those hoping for a more faith-filled movie about a small church pastor trying to make sense of the ever-bleaker world … Continue reading
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Friends in Movies
A friend recently recommended the 2013 comedy Are You Here to me based on the following quote about friendship: See, nobody believes in friendship. People talk about it, you see it on TV, people drop by, go to the doctor … Continue reading
Surveying Howards End
It was the book’s key phrase, “Only Connect,” that led me to purchase a copy of E. M. Forster’s Howards End a few years ago. I forget what writing about community included the quote, but it was more than enough to … Continue reading
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It’s Not Easy Being a Star Wars Story
Last night I caught a last-minute early showing of Solo: A Star Wars Story. I had kind of talked myself out of any early showing. Buzz around the movie had been mediocre at best. There had been some drama behind … Continue reading
The Bluths Meet the Skywalkers?
How have I missed this for three weeks? It’s a brilliant cut and narration by Ron Howard, who brings together two of the best “family” franchises in a great way. I’ll be back later tonight for a quick review of … Continue reading
Space Enough, and Time 