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“I Will Find a Way”
It’s almost Christmas, so it’s time to repost one of my favorite Christmas songs. It’s an odd one, more difficult than most Christmas songs. Gullahorn explains a bit of the song’s origin here. Whatever else it is, it is a … Continue reading
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Christmastide’s End
The twelve days of Christmas are coming to an end. And while I do have some reflections on the season, I thought I’d share one more song clip before the clock marks the end of the first day of the … Continue reading
“You Can Only Take So Much”
“Walk On” has been one of my favorite U2 songs for two decades now. So it was a bit of a surprise when I came across this recent rendition of the song by Bono and the Edge and heard the … Continue reading
A Song for the Week
Today I had the interestingly political conversation that I’ve had in some time. Those kinds of conversations can be hard to come by in Our Current Moment. But good, honest conversations can by humbling and illuminating at the same time. … Continue reading
No Getting Out
The days are just packed this week. The school days, that is. While things are slowing down for me some temporarily with chapel, things are picking up in other areas. Tomorrow I’m leading a faculty workshop with our elementary faculty. … Continue reading
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“Rooftop to the Basement”
Twenty years on and I still feel there’s something deeply precious about this song. Precious maybe isn’t the right word. It captures something real and particular and fragile. It’s a good marker and reminder for me.
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Song for the Week’s End
This video is a wonderful blend of some of my favorite musicians and a great song from the Psalms.
Songs When Together
So it’s an hour before midnight, and we’re headed back to the classroom tomorrow. We’ll have 4x as many students on campus as we did just prior to break, so it’s a new version of uncharted territory. I’m thinking about … Continue reading
Like Yesterday, but with Better Resolution
Looks like U2 will be dropping more goodies between now and the 20th anniversary re-release of All That You Can’t Leave Behind. Here’s a cleaned up clip of the band performing “Beautiful Day” from Boston in 2001. The heart-shaped stage … Continue reading
“Of Love and Thunder Deep”
From a recent chapel at Baylor University:
Space Enough, and Time 