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The Way of the Promise
Last week I posted some reflections on the Praxis group’s “Designs for a Different Future” series. Their first article laid the foundation for moving forward by acknowledging the role that the extremes of control and withdrawal might be playing in … Continue reading
Lingering Questions
Back at the end of March, as Our Current Moment was getting underway in full, Ephraim Radner posted a piece calling into question the quick move many churches made to online services only. A few days ago, the same site … Continue reading
Downton Abbey and the Snapback
I suppose one of the things I look for, that I read for, is language. One of the gifts of reading is discovering a vocabulary to better name concepts and experience. You can find it in all kinds of places: … Continue reading
Questions, Answers, and Timbits
A couple of creative approaches to Our Current Moment that resonate with me as a fan of things today. The first is a recent piece by Dave Eggers that satirizes the confusion of our times. I may not agree with … Continue reading
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Some Way Forward
We’re at an interesting pivot point, I think. After weeks of lockdown and moving around in small circles, the broader world is slowly, cautiously, opening back up. Every place is a little different, just like everyone’s opinion is a little … Continue reading
A Moment without Time
Over the last couple of days Damon Linker’s recent article from The Week about Our Current Moment and and the passage of time has shown up in a number of different places. It’s a good piece that speaks to the … Continue reading
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Warmth in the Winter
Perhaps the clearest voice for me as I’ve tried to understand Our Current Moment has been Andy Crouch. He doesn’t work alone, of course. With the team at Praxis, he has articulated a handful of thoughtful articles that have brought … Continue reading
Shock but not Surprise
Yesterday our administration announced that we would remain in online learning protocol through the end of the year. While I wasn’t surprised by the decision, there’s still something of a “shock to the system” with the news. It’s one thing … Continue reading
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The Ground and the Figure in Our Current Moment
There are a few technology writers that I both genuinely listen to and enjoy. Nicholas Carr, writer of The Shallows, is one of them. He recently did an interview concerning the place of analog in a post-pandemic world. The site … Continue reading
Ethics in Our Everyday
Many of us are armchair warriors when it comes to talking about Our Current Moment. We speculate much, opinionate often, and are likely to find ourselves recanting a comment when a new article is published or a new announcement is … Continue reading
Space Enough, and Time 