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A Song about the Strange Way
There’s a characteristically awkward-yet-humorous moment about 2:40 minutes into Nate Bargatze’s “nativity scene” sketch with Mary, Joseph, and the Wise Men that brings up an interesting point about the songs of the season: Jesus gets a fair amount, Mary a … Continue reading
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Dark to Dawn
Last week marked ten years since the release of Andrew Peterson’s The Burning Edge of Dawn. It’s an album that has brought much encouragement to me over this last decade, the opening track in particular. Here’s a version of “The … Continue reading
Twenty Years of The Far Country
This past week, Andrew Peterson celebrated the 20th anniversary of the release of The Far Country. It was the first of his albums after Carried Along that I learned to feel deeply, that tapped into something I was still just … Continue reading
“A Foolish Thought or Maybe…”
Today we turned the first corner of the new school year in class: we started our second unit of study, which involves reason and arguments for God’s existence, with a discussion of “Maybe There’s a Loving God.” Here’s a recording … Continue reading
Praying for Humility
Let’s make it three-for-three on the topic of prayer for this week. On Wednesday I shared about about “The Grain of Prayer” from Fred Sanders. Yesterday’s post shared the “longer version” of the Serenity Prayer. Today’s post is about a … Continue reading
The End of Break (and a turn in the road)
And just like that, spring break has come to an end. For all intents and purposes, the turn of the calendar from Saturday to Sunday brings with it a change in disposition, of direction, when conversations and thoughts turn in … Continue reading
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Tagged Andy Gullahorn, Erik Varden
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The Waiting Turned Around
We’re about three weeks from getting a full, new album from Mumford and Sons. While I’ll always be grateful for their 2018 release, Delta (it was part of the soundtrack to my Scotland trip), I’m also grateful for what sounds … Continue reading
A Song for the Season
Marked on the front end with Ash Wednesday, the season of Lent begins today. Here’s a recent song by Andrew Osenga that captures today (and everyday) wonderfully.
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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Once More with Resolve
While I don’t think big decisions should be made on little etymological nuances, those nuances are often intriguing. Case in point: resolve and resolutions. Counselor and author Chip Dodd starts his January newsletter with some thoughts on the terms: Resolution … Continue reading
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Space Enough, and Time 