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Memory and the Season
Hans Boersma, whose Heavenly Participation I hope to write through over the next week or so, just had a short piece published over at First Things. While it is tied to the season of Lent, it definitely has implications for … Continue reading
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Preparing for Lent
The season of Lent begins this week. It’s also one of the craziest weeks of the school year for me, which is a way of saying that there’s a good chance my mind won’t be too much on Lent. Beyond … Continue reading
Faring Well
Near the end of 2018, James K. A. Smith announced his departure from Comment Magazine as its editor. Each quarter, Smith would write about his perspective on some in-the-moment issues using his “World View” column, something he called “an annotated reading … Continue reading
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
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
Love and the Story
The big question that goes unasked but is answered all of the time in churches throughout history is this: what do we do with Jesus? I say unasked because our practices have often been “locked in” for some time. That … Continue reading
“Loving the Truth We Speak”
One thing the last 18 months of life and work have shown me is my need for wisdom. Wisdom that is both deeper and wider than general life advice (though it would probably get there eventually). But wisdom, it turns … Continue reading
Res(e)t
It’s been a while since I’ve written anything particularly personal here, including any updates on the “temporary vocational stretch” that I’ve had the opportunity to have over the last 18 months. The stretch continues, of course. I still assert that … Continue reading
Bringing It All Together
I’m giving a “professional development” talk at work tomorrow. Here’s my content: I really hope things blend together well . . .
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