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Context, Contingency, and Commitment
A few days ago, a co-worker forwarded me a copy of a document that I wrote about ten years that served as a kind of “manifesto” for what I thought could and should be accomplished at work on the level … Continue reading
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Jacob and the Face of God
Yesterday I mentioned the manuscript I wrote for this week’s chapel. The topic was Jacob’s encounter with God. The task was partly to retell the story to an audience who has a basic knowledge of the story. Here’s a cleaned-up … Continue reading
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Submitted for Your Approval?
I recently spoke for what will probably be “the last time” in chapel this quarter. If the timing goes well, it could be my last time for the year. We’ll see. Either way, in my head I had planned on … Continue reading
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The Story of a Vocation
This weekend I spent some time in my classroom getting ready for the end of the semester. When I do that kind of thing, I usually play sermons or lectures that I find on YouTube. This time I listened to … Continue reading
How You Remind Me
We’re a few days into the Advent season. I think maybe it’s my favorite season of the church calendar, as it’s a kind of mellow, reflective time that looks forward to something amazing breaking into history not once but twice. … Continue reading
Lent-towards-Easter
This Lenten-towards-Easter season has had readings from the Old Testament prophet Jeremiah. Jeremiah’s story was always a bit obscure for me growing up; I was never quite aware of the book’s narrative arc and interconnectedness to the stories of the … Continue reading
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Writing Reflection
This past Monday I made a commitment to try and post something each day this week using Kevin Vanhoozer’s “The Drama of Discipleship” essay as a prompt. I’ve been way too sporadic with the site the last few months and … Continue reading
Strength for Today, and Bright Hope
How odd, writing about strength on a rainy Friday night at the end of a short but intense work week. But that’s the way the essay-for-reflection falls. And so the question of strength from Kevin Vanhoozer’s “The Drama of Discipleship.” … Continue reading
How the Mind Matters
The third component of the Old Testament Great Commandment is loving God with all of your mind. As a teacher, I’d like to think that I think about thinking a lot. Hopefully I’ve gotten a little better at it over … Continue reading
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Virtue is the Signal
One of the interesting things about Kevin Vanhoozer’s “The Drama of Discipleship” essay in his Pictures at a Theological Exhibition collection is in how well it spirals. In this case, spiraling is a good thing: it’s a pedagogical method where … Continue reading
Space Enough, and Time 