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Learning while Grading
It’s the end of the quarter, which means grades are almost due. It’s nice to listen to sermon and interviews while taking care of things. One that I listened to today was this recent interview with James K. A. Smith … Continue reading
Toward a Sense of Suffering?
This last week we have been talking about the problem of evil in class. It’s a short unit, but you’d like to think it’s something that will come back around (the discussion, not the evil) throughout a lifetime. Attempting to … Continue reading
Saturday Evening Song
Any day that ends with a game of Hand and Foot is a good day, I think. Today was actually a day of little pleasures: a morning walk north into the neighborhood, a bagel and golfer’s tea from Coffee Bean, … Continue reading
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Pandemic Permanence
Today Rod Dreher spent some time reflecting on this piece from the Baptist Press concerning the long-term effects of Covid for churches. The church that gets most of the mentions in the piece is a relatively short drive (in TN … Continue reading
Sunday’s Best: Which Seat is Yours?
This Sunday’s full-size Frazz by Jef Mallett is another example of how well the artist is using the full opportunity of a Sunday strip. Visually beautiful with a nice, philosophical twist. Mallett is on to something, of course. I suppose … Continue reading
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Throwing the Learning Curve
A couple of weeks ago, just as school was starting back up for us, Andy Crouch commented on Twitter in a way that said we were all but nudged into the “little ice age” view of Covidtide. Here’s how the … Continue reading
A Word as the Week Ends
The first week of (online) classes comes to an end tomorrow. It’s been a good week. Turns out I’d forgotten a lot about the way technology works, so Monday was a kind of crash course. And while screen-to-screen is always … Continue reading
Concurrently Speaking
We started a second week of preparation for the new school year today. There are just so many things to take care of: cleaning out the gym after last week’s gatherings, checking in with student leaders, nurturing vital friendships, and … Continue reading
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Like Learning at the Kitchen Table
I feel like I spend a good chunk of my time in meetings as a naysayer, as a “wait a minute and slow down” kind of guy. It’s not because I want to be a killjoy, not that I want … Continue reading
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Grace, Forgiveness, the Engine
From a recent post by Alan Jacobs concerning the school he teaches at and the issue of racial reconciliation: Christianity has a lot to say about sin, repentance, and forgiveness. It tells us that we all sin. It tells us … Continue reading
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