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We’re two episodes into Star Wars: The Skeleton Crew, and the best mystery has nothing to do with Jude Law’s character.  That’s a nice twist.  Episode three drops later this week.

Yesterday I shared a quote from Impossible Creatures by Katherine Rundell.  Today I’d like to share a Wendell Berry quote (from his book The Gift of Good Land) that I came across via Hadden Turner’s Substack.  Turner is an agrarian … Continue reading →

I did not plan on there being so much Lord of the Rings content on the site this week, but I’ve got one more LOTR post to round things out.  A few weeks ago, Amazon dropped the teaser trailer for … Continue reading →

I appreciate how well Erik Varden works with phrases: both how he unpacks them and how he coins them.  Consider a recent reflection on “living vastly“ (his words, not mine). First, he mentions the source of his reflection: a prayer … Continue reading →

Back during Lent, one of my plans was to read shorter books only.  And I kept that, for the most part, which was nice.  Since then, though, I’ve taken the plunge with a few longer books (and one short book … Continue reading →

Over the weeks of this Lenten season, I’ve tried to do some reflection on successive chapters of Erik Varden’s The Shattering of Loneliness.  The book begins with the call to “remember that we are dust,” which fits perfectly with Ash … Continue reading →

Ah, Peter.  It is always good to be specific when you ask a question that is easily misinterpreted!  Otherwise, a clarifying question is necessary.  This Sunday’s FoxTrot by Bill Amend: (image from gocomics.com)

Ah, Lucy.  There’s a danger that comes with lowering the bar on Valentine’s Day. (image from gocomics.com)

Isaiah 40 is no stranger to the Advent season.  It’s also part of the culture of the school where I teach.  But I recently had a “fresh eyes” experience of one particular part of the chapter when I saw it … Continue reading →