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Running Out of a Certain Kind of Time
Today I get the second round of the Moderna vaccine. I keep telling myself that tomorrow will be some kind of day off for me, even though I’ll be teaching regardless of how I feel (as we’ll all mostly be … Continue reading
Leaning Rightly into Lent
I’ve been thinking about this piece by Hans Boersma about Lent all day. I’m always a little excited when he posts something new to First Things, even though there’s only a 70% chance that I’ll mostly understand it. Today’s piece … Continue reading
Tradition and Traditionalism
From Common Objects of Love by Oliver O’Donovan: The word “tradition,” like koinonia, refers both to an action and a possession. In the first sense it is the activity by which one shares in the community, receiving and contributing. In … Continue reading
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Prepackaged, Unbundled
Yesterday I wrote about some questions and issues that I’ve been having with time, particularly as it might connect to some of the dastardly advice from The Screwtape Letters by C. S. Lewis. I think a lot of the questions … Continue reading
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We Are Not Stretch Armstrong
Today was the first day of the week that I didn’t go home nursing a headache. Each day has been packed. Things came to a bit of a respite today now that my chapel talk for next week has been … Continue reading
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“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
Missing the Turn
This past Friday I went out to dinner with my neighbors. We decided to grab a bite down at Ala Moana Center. I’m a regular there, eating breakfast at a local diner there at least once a week whenever things … Continue reading
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Systems and Sunk Costs
There was a time that I regularly visited Seth Godin’s blog for some wisdom about the way the world works. A few years ago I just kind of stopped, though I drop in once in a blue moon. There have … Continue reading
Reconsiderations
One of the things that a longer break can allow for is a certain amount of reflection and reconsideration. That’s something needed for Our Current Moment, I think. So much of the last six months has been about trying to … Continue reading
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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
Space Enough, and Time 