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Memory Perfect, Imperfect
One thing Smallville did for me all those years ago was to introduce me to the music of Remy Zero. They’re the band behind the show’s opening credits song, “Save Me,” which is just one of a number of great … Continue reading
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Letting Go of the Right Things
One of my favorite scenes from the final season of Community was the final episode’s last conversation between Annie and Jeff. As always, Jeff is a mess. He’s feeling the frustration of being “the only one left” after watching … Continue reading
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This Is Forty
I have to admit: I don’t feel forty. Granted, also have to admit that I’m writing this Tuesday night, a couple of days shy of actually turning the big 4-0. Even still, forty feels like a strange number to hear … Continue reading
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When Going Forward Means Looking Back
I’ve been trying to think of some way forward for some time now. Forward in lots of ways really: faith, work, relationships, the rhythms of life. I get bits and pieces here and there, often from what I read, sometimes … Continue reading
“Stable, Certain, Solid Things”
One of the things that is clear from the outset of reading For Common Things is that Purdy is a man shaped by a time (perhaps both personal and historic) that has really established his thinking in a fundamental way. … Continue reading
Unfinished
My calendar year 2015 actually started five weeks before 2014 ended. I had been asked to preach at the church I now call home on the first Sunday of Advent. And while I was okay with what I said and … Continue reading
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Start Again
It’s difficult to believe that I am already one month into my thirteenth year teaching high school. At this point, we’ve already gone through the first cycle of things: first tests and projects, first homerooms and assemblies. It has been … Continue reading
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Counting Ordinary Time
This past Sunday Christian churches of the more liturgical bent entered into something known as ordinary time. Robert Webber explains: The period between Pentecost and the beginning of Advent is called ordinary time. By contrast the period through Advent, Christmas, … Continue reading
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Bitterness and Blessing
Last night’s reading from the book of Exodus (ESV): Then Moses made Israel set out from the Red Sea, and they went into the wilderness of Shur. They went three days in the wilderness and found no water. When they … Continue reading
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Always Remember the Big Picture
Every year I show this clip to my student. Every year I feel like they get it a little less while I get it just a little bit more. Breaks the heart but soothes the soul.
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