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On Vacation, Travel, and Rest
Well, I’ve been back from the West Coast for a few days now. The sleep pattern is almost normal. Some of my routines have finally started to kick back in. The laundry has been done. I’ve got a few more … Continue reading
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On Being Occupied
I think often of this story from Jesus, particularly during times like spring break: 43 “When an impure spirit comes out of a person, it goes through arid places seeking rest and does not find it. 44 Then it says, ‘I will … Continue reading
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Spring Break Start
Spring break has sprung. And it is much-needed. The third quarter of the year is always a little rust. This year especially so. Every day felt like an avalanche. No matter how prepared I was (some days more than others, … Continue reading
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Out-of-Date Update?
This past weekend I finally made it to the “barracks” of the Others from LOST. We took a group of students to Camp Erdman for a day camp, our first off-site trip like that in over a year. It was … Continue reading
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A Tale of Time
I’m about 30 pages into Chuck Klosterman’s The Nineties. Klosterman is one of my favorite non-fiction writers, especially when it comes to American pop culture. The book looks to be a 300-page dissection of what it was like to live … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Notes for a World's End, Teaching
Tagged Chuck Klosterman, Dave Eggers, Douglas Coupland
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Last Chance to Breathe?
For those keeping up, yesterday’s Covid test came back negative. So yesterday afternoon included a basketball game and time with the neighbors. But today? That’s the million-dollar, end-of-vacation question. This semester will be an ending of sorts, mostly by choice. … Continue reading
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Learning about Learning
Even when I’m on break, I think a good deal about the classroom. This break I’ve been reading Matthew Mullins’s Enjoying the Bible, which is a nice literary approach to the Bible that doesn’t land in some soft “Bible as … Continue reading
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Saturday’s Rest
The fall semester officially came to a close yesterday. I’ve been done with classes since Monday, but have had grading (and re-grading?) to do, along with a mix of meetings and cleaning. I’ll still go in a bit on Monday … Continue reading
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Traction and Distraction
If you can’t already tell, I’m trying to use this two-week “break” to find my way back to posting here regularly. This last quarter has been a lot busier than I had anticipated. And while I’ve mostly been able to … Continue reading
Posted in Notes for a World's End, Teaching
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A Kind of Summer Ending
It’s June 30th, which means I’m unofficially bringing a certain phase of “summer vacation” to an end. June has been good: a quality trip home, a few weeks to (re)establish some daily and weekly rhythm and routines, good sleep and … Continue reading
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Space Enough, and Time 