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Household Wisdom and More
A couple of months ago I shared the Q Ideas video presentation of Andy Crouch concerning his recent book, The Tech-Wise Family. The folks at Q Ideas recently released a “backstage” segment where Crouch got to add to his talk. … Continue reading
Wendell Berry and Why I Reread the Lord of the Rings
From Wendell Berry’s essay, “In Defense of Literacy”: . . . We must know a better language. We must speak, and teach our children to speak, a language precise and articulate and lively enough to tell the truth about the … Continue reading
A Matter of Perspective
Sunday was quite a good day in the land of four-color funnies. Here’s the visually impressive Frazz by Jef Mallett. Wonderfully rendered. Today was the first day of school for students and teachers. My last week has been packed with … Continue reading
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Arguments before Waterloo
An excerpt from Carl R. Trueman’s “Our Cultural Waterloo” recently posted to First Things: Colleges are where the battle for the minds of the next generation will take place. And Christian colleges cannot win merely by shouting Bible verses, however … Continue reading
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Life Outside
The summer has wound down, for the most part. Learning, of course, never really ends. There’s always the fear, of course, that learning might not start . . . or that it gets suspended for a time. And so this … Continue reading
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The Optimism of June (or 22 Junes of Practice)
These last couple of days have been nice, having wrapped up paperwork and gotten to relax some. I thought this recent Frazz comic from Jef Mallett caught something of the end-of-school-year reality. I’m sure there’s a commencement address or two … Continue reading
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“Rise Up, Oh Sleeper”
Well, I think I’m “done” enough that I can enjoy some summer vacation for a few days. All of the necessary paperwork is done, for sure. I’ll have to pick up some threads next week. It’s been a good day, … Continue reading
