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Forty-Eight and Four Squares
Today is Birthday 48 for me. Not quite as cool a number as 47, which is prime , or as 49, which only has three factors, but it is what it is. I’m hopeful for a mostly normal day: early … Continue reading
Posted in Faith, Life in the Fifth Act, Music, The Long Story
Tagged Andy Crouch, Easter, Erik Varden, Four Squares, Steven Curtis Chapman
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“In the Valley of the Shadow”
A great song to remind us that Eastertide continues.
Easter Sunday Refrain
A song for Easter Sunday: deep reminder of how big the day is and how utterly important is the One we celebrate it.
Remembrance Part Two.Five
Last week as I was thinking the second thing to remember from Erik Varden (remember you were once a slave in Egypt), a song from long ago came to mind. A bit of context from an odd source first, though. … Continue reading
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Getting Somewhere Together
Besides the song that I shared yesterday, there’s been one other song that’s been on my mind. And it’s a song that has been around for most of my life. I remember when Tracy Chapman won a Grammy for “Fast … Continue reading
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“Where My Feet Are”
I discovered this recently recorded song by Andrew Peterson thanks to the comments section for this article from Mockingbird. A few years ago, I started encouraging our students with “wherever you are, be all there,” especially if we were at … Continue reading
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Tagged Andrew Peterson
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2023: Podcast, Music, and More Edition
Yesterday I shared some quick reflections on the year in movies and television. Today I want to share three things: a podcast, a musician, and a life change. The Podcast I’m not really a podcast guy. I’ve got friends and … Continue reading
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A Song for Christmas
It’s Christmas Day, and there’s a song I love to share for the occasion: It builds in intensity and complexity, which is always a good thing. And it is a good reminder of the God who is with us. Merry … Continue reading
Advent as a Time for Waiting
Yesterday was the first Sunday of Advent. I’ve been writing about Advent off and on for over a decade, which points towards how resonant the idea of Advent is for me (particularly since I’m not a member of a liturgical … Continue reading
“Full of a Beautiful Gloom”
I’m not totally sure what to make of this recent Plough essay by Clare Coffey, but I know that I like a lot of it. In the piece, Coffey tries to tackle the weird “vibe” that takes us through autumn, … Continue reading
Space Enough, and Time 