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Beyond Common Things
A few months ago I spent some time working through Jedediah Purdy’s For Common Things. I first heard of the book when it was name-dropped on The Newsroom. When I read it, I found a genuine struggle with making sense … Continue reading
Teaching in the Balance
This year at work I’m taking part in an instructional leadership group. Every few weeks, I gather with co-workers to watch teaching samples, read a ticles, and discuss best practices in the classroom in the hopes that it be teachable … Continue reading
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Sullivan’s Silence: Potential Solutions
Perhaps the most interesting turn in Andrew Sullivan’s “I Used to be a Human Being” essay takes place when he turns attention to religious tradition. Silence, a potential cure for our digital addictions, has always had a home in places … Continue reading
Kristen Bell Goes to the Good Place
I wasn’t planning on watching (m)any new shows on television this fall season. I got word at the last minute, though, of a new show by Michael Schur (of Parks and Recreation fame) called The Good Place. The show follows … Continue reading
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Kubla Khan and Ecclesiology
Since the conception of “youth culture,” the tendency towards an entertainment-first focus has always been a danger. Bells and whistles, light shows and rock music, spiritual highs and week-later letdowns have always been landmines in the field of souls. The … Continue reading
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Anybody Got a Match?
This past Sunday I was joking with a friend about how great a Lord of the Rings (extended edition) marathon would be just hours before students arrived to start the new year. And while I was totally joking, I did … Continue reading
On Liberty
Over the course of The Fractured Republic, Yuval Levin traces the recent history of both our country and the people who constitute it. While government and big business and culture are huge movers in the story, the daily practitioners of … Continue reading
Inkling Lessons Learned (or: Generation Found)
While I haven’t listened to the interview to be found at the article’s end, I did enjoy the recent Forbes piece on “The Inklings at War” by Jerry Bower. In the article, Bowyer traces the philosophical implications of the first … Continue reading
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A Kind of Comfortably Numb
Tomorrowland was one of the more maligned and ignored “blockbusters” from the summer of 2015, which is ironic when considering the movie’s attempt at being a “canary in the coal mine concerning contemporary society. The idea behind telling stories about … Continue reading
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The Ethic of the Age
It’s been interesting for me to bear witness to even the small changes in thinking that have happened with high school students over the last thirteen years. Every spring, I get to spend a quarter with seniors talking about issues … Continue reading
Space Enough, and Time 