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A Bit on Meaning
I’ve been thinking a lot about meaning these last few weeks, these last few days in particular. It seems to me that meaning comes from many different sources: God, family, friendship, and work, to name a few. It also seems … Continue reading
Posted in Teaching, The Long Story
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“Though the Fig Tree…”
It’s just Tuesday, but boy has it been a week. I found good comfort in today’s reading from the Old Testament book of Habakkuk. The minor prophet had this to say as his book drew to a close with its … Continue reading
Posted in Scripture, Teaching
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Missing the Turn
This past Friday I went out to dinner with my neighbors. We decided to grab a bite down at Ala Moana Center. I’m a regular there, eating breakfast at a local diner there at least once a week whenever things … Continue reading
Posted in Faith, Notes for a World's End, Teaching
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No Getting Out
The days are just packed this week. The school days, that is. While things are slowing down for me some temporarily with chapel, things are picking up in other areas. Tomorrow I’m leading a faculty workshop with our elementary faculty. … Continue reading
Posted in Music, Teaching
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Songs When Together
So it’s an hour before midnight, and we’re headed back to the classroom tomorrow. We’ll have 4x as many students on campus as we did just prior to break, so it’s a new version of uncharted territory. I’m thinking about … Continue reading
Almost Break
We’re less than 24 hours away from fall break. One more set of classes, one last round of grading, some slides to put together for when we return. And that’s about it. For the most part. In general. Because of … Continue reading
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Being Bodies
A couple of days ago I mentioned listening to sermons and talks while getting some grading done. Here’s another one that I listened to recently by Ephraim Radner. In many ways, he’s quite different from some of the other writers/pastors/teachers … Continue reading
Learning while Grading
It’s the end of the quarter, which means grades are almost due. It’s nice to listen to sermon and interviews while taking care of things. One that I listened to today was this recent interview with James K. A. Smith … Continue reading
Toward a Sense of Suffering?
This last week we have been talking about the problem of evil in class. It’s a short unit, but you’d like to think it’s something that will come back around (the discussion, not the evil) throughout a lifetime. Attempting to … Continue reading
Approaching Quarter’s End
Today I recorded my last chapel talk of the quarter. Mind you, I hadn’t planned on it happening today. It was lunch time when a co-worker reminded me that next week was the last week of the quarter. That plus … Continue reading
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Space Enough, and Time 