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Odds and ends from my mental hard drive

Friday, June 14, 2013

The Boston bombing and the "commerce of violence"

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Wendell Berry: I am absolutely in sympathy with those who suffered the bombing in Boston and with their loved ones. They have been single...
Thursday, June 13, 2013

Matter matters (learning from the Church Fathers)

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In recent years there's been a revival of interest in the church fathers among evangelical Protestants. This is a great thing in my op...
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Friday, June 7, 2013

An Augustinian take on PRISM and the National Security State

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Conor Friedersdorf pulls no punches in an article in The Atlantic  -- "All the Infrastructure a Tyrant Would Need, Courtesy of Bush an...
Thursday, May 30, 2013

Soccer, Singing and Worship

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One reason I'm increasingly drawn to football, or soccer if you prefer, is the purity and simplicity of the game. Two goals, a ball, a...
Thursday, May 23, 2013

Lewis and Berry

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Blogger Jake Meador gives us this insightful and beautifully written piece on the commonalities between C.S. Lewis and Wendell Berry. Read i...
Tuesday, May 14, 2013

Electronic Wendell Berry

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Someone had the idea of combining Wendell Berry reading his poem "The Man Born to Farming" with a chilly piece of Electronica. Ch...
Friday, May 10, 2013

The preface to idolatry

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James K.A. Smith: While we all purport to be praying to Jesus the Christ, risen and ascended and seated at the right hand of the Father, ...
Thursday, May 2, 2013

Chris Broussard makes a defense

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Tuesday I posted on the controversy surrounding reporter Chris Broussard's comments on ESPN's "Outside the Lines" about N...

Is there value in going through the motions?

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Most Christians would agree that just showing up for worship and "going through the motions" isn't a good thing. Some might ev...
Tuesday, April 30, 2013

Courage and intolerance

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Not being a follower of professional basketball I had never heard of Jason Collins or Chris Broussard until today. Yesterday NBA veteran Col...
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