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Pandemic Permanence
Today Rod Dreher spent some time reflecting on this piece from the Baptist Press concerning the long-term effects of Covid for churches. The church that gets most of the mentions in the piece is a relatively short drive (in TN … Continue reading
What Happens in the Middle
A friend recently shared this video with me. I’ve not read anything by Simon Sinek before, but I’ve seen his books around. This is a good piece, encouraging for those who often find themselves in the middle of things.
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Living with Books
Last week I posted a short video featuring Alan Jacobs talking about the integration of faith and learning on a collegiate/professional level. It was a real encouragement to me, as I’m trying to guide others through a similar process. Jacobs … Continue reading
How Learning Flourishes
I’m just going to leave this video right here while I go kick myself for not watching it sooner. It’s definitely something I’ll be sharing at school in the next couple of weeks. Whenever I get bits like this from … Continue reading
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Throwing the Learning Curve
A couple of weeks ago, just as school was starting back up for us, Andy Crouch commented on Twitter in a way that said we were all but nudged into the “little ice age” view of Covidtide. Here’s how the … Continue reading
A Word as the Week Ends
The first week of (online) classes comes to an end tomorrow. It’s been a good week. Turns out I’d forgotten a lot about the way technology works, so Monday was a kind of crash course. And while screen-to-screen is always … Continue reading
Concurrently Speaking
We started a second week of preparation for the new school year today. There are just so many things to take care of: cleaning out the gym after last week’s gatherings, checking in with student leaders, nurturing vital friendships, and … Continue reading
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Like Learning at the Kitchen Table
I feel like I spend a good chunk of my time in meetings as a naysayer, as a “wait a minute and slow down” kind of guy. It’s not because I want to be a killjoy, not that I want … Continue reading
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Between the Soup and the Sushi
Tuesday was my first day back full-time to school. After the last meeting, I headed downtown to grab some sushi for dinner. The kind folks at Ahi and Vegetable add a salad and miso soup to their meals, so I … Continue reading
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Minding the Messengers
In the section of Antifragile about “skin in the game,” Nassim Nicholas Taleb defines prophets and their task: Prophecy is a pledge of belief, little else. A prophet is not someone who first had an idea; he is the one … Continue reading
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Space Enough, and Time 