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I’m a few minutes from boarding my flight from Vancouver to Honolulu (Air Canada got me on an earlier flight out of Victoria without any prompting on my part, which has been nice). Many churches today are acknowledging today, the … Continue reading →

There’s something extremely right about today’s Frazz strip. (Image from gocomics.com)

Saw a bit of a theme in a couple of recent classic comic strips. We’ll start with this recent Peanuts strip: I can imagine a friend or two of my own saying something similar (sans kiss). Just glad to see … Continue reading →

I think about worship a lot, even though I rarely if every “lead” in it.  Over the last few years, I’ve tried to learn from more liturgical churches, the how and why of standing and sitting, chanting and reading in … Continue reading →

The most recent season of Survivor wrapped up last week on CBS.  It was a fun season for me, as I got to watch it with friends from church.  While I remember watching the first season of the classic reality … Continue reading →

We are now a few weeks into the Easter season, at least as far as the “church calendar” is concerned.  It has been interesting for me this year, as I’ve tried to think well about the liturgical calendar, to see … Continue reading →

Two of my favorite writers, James K. A. Smith and Alan Jacobs, had very different responses to The Benedict Option by Rod Dreher.  Both, though, started their reviews with historical anecdotes that work well together. Smith, who published first, opened … Continue reading →