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A Well-Remembered Party
Today is September 22, which is (of course) a Baggins of a birthday. Here’s the clip from the extended version of Peter Jackson’s rendition of the evening in The Fellowship of the Ring. And here’s some recent news posted at … Continue reading
Changing Seasons
Today marks three months since I moved to Elizabethtown, KY. Leaving Honolulu after 23 years was no small thing. I’d been thinking about it, mulling it over, for at least two years prior to the big decision. Moving to Elizabethtown, … Continue reading
Posted in Faith, Hawaii, Kentucky Life, The Long Story
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Another standout song from U2’s most recent “surprise” ep is “Scars.” It kind of begins the more “Easter-y” heart of the collection. Listen to it (and watch the lyric video) and you’ll hear and see why. In other news, I … Continue reading
New Year’s Day 2026 (Hope to Carry On)
The new year started off with a slightly-later-than-usual pre-dawn walk up into the valley. The breeze was nice and the road mostly quiet. Morning prayer, some monastic podcast, talk, and then the first full song of the year. You just … Continue reading
Posted in Caedmon's Calling, Faith, Life in the Fifth Act, The Long Story
Tagged Caedmon's Call, Rich Mullins
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Maintenance Work
Week two of fall break has felt significantly different than week one. Week on was full of movies; week two has been full of board/dice games. Week one was about wrapping up the first quarter; week two has been about … Continue reading
Posted in Books, The Long Story, Travel
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Twenty Years of The Far Country
This past week, Andrew Peterson celebrated the 20th anniversary of the release of The Far Country. It was the first of his albums after Carried Along that I learned to feel deeply, that tapped into something I was still just … Continue reading
“Beyond Sentiment”
Here’s a great excerpt from this week’s Desert Fathers episode by Erik Varden about Christian joy lived out over time: So my fidelity must be rooted at greater depth, beyond sentiment. St Benedict stresses this when, in the midst of … Continue reading
Posted in Church, Faith, Life in the Fifth Act, Scripture, The Long Story
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The Mid-Week’s Best?
I usually wait until Sunday to post links to some great comics, but I think yesterday’s comics call for an exception. First: it’s not every day that you get the word “ontological” in a comic strip. But Calvin does, and … Continue reading
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Lifted
Many years ago,during the short window of time between college and seminary, I served as an interim at an area mission church. At the end of every service, which would often number three a week, we would make a circle … Continue reading
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About Temptation
The folks over at Desert Fathers in a Year recently crossed the halfway point of their project. One of the highlights of the project has been the occasional interview with Bishop Erik Varden, who does the exposition of each episode … Continue reading
