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Gas in the Tank
One of the questions you are asked when renting a car is whether or not you want to prepay for gas or if you’d rather fill it up right before you return it. Over the years, I’ve settled for the … Continue reading
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Self-Knowledge and Systems
Self-knowledge is almost meaningless if a system is indifferent and unresponsive. That’s one of my big take-aways from the last couple of years. Self-knowledge is a good thing. Not everything, mind you. But it’s something. Observation of what makes you … Continue reading
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Twenty Years of Fellowship
Turns out that it’s been 20 years since the premiere of Peter Jackson’s take on The Fellowship of the Ring. Truly difficult to believe that much time has passed. So I’ll just leave this right here:
Question to Questions
I ended yesterday’s post with a question: what’s a leader for? It’s more of a thought-question, really, as I think that leaders are important, vital. At the same time, how things play out when leaders aren’t around can be quite … Continue reading
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Twice Bitten, Thrice Shy?
Two years ago, I was serving on two search committees. One was for our high school’s Christian Ministries coordinator, a position that had been vacant for two years and that I had helped step in to partly fill. The other … Continue reading
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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
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The Times of Your Life
Yesterday was “Christ the King” Sunday in many churches across the world (though many other churches across America probably celebrated Thanksgiving early instead). As I understand it, the day is a comparatively recent addition to the liturgical calendar. The Sunday … Continue reading
“Rooftop to the Basement”
Twenty years on and I still feel there’s something deeply precious about this song. Precious maybe isn’t the right word. It captures something real and particular and fragile. It’s a good marker and reminder for me.
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Like Yesterday, but with Better Resolution
Looks like U2 will be dropping more goodies between now and the 20th anniversary re-release of All That You Can’t Leave Behind. Here’s a cleaned up clip of the band performing “Beautiful Day” from Boston in 2001. The heart-shaped stage … Continue reading
Reconsiderations
One of the things that a longer break can allow for is a certain amount of reflection and reconsideration. That’s something needed for Our Current Moment, I think. So much of the last six months has been about trying to … Continue reading
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