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Monday, December 15, 2014

The virtue that renews the cosmos

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A quiet hour with some writings of G.K. Chesterton in one hand, and a glass of ale in the other, is one of life's exquisite pleasures....
Wednesday, July 16, 2014

"Life's parade at your fingertips."

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Douglas Sirk's All That Heaven Allows (1955) is a film admired by many of the greats of contemporary cinema. For example Martin Scorses...
Friday, July 11, 2014

Are we playing baseball or soccer?

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After the gut-wrenching 2-2 World Cup match between the USA and Portugal a couple weeks back a friend posted on Facebook: " Soccer is t...
Thursday, June 12, 2014

Looking for grace at the World Cup

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  In spite of the hype, the corruption, and the sometimes malevolent behavior of its fans, soccer remains the beautiful game and the ...
Monday, May 12, 2014

The gift of a happy childhood

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This morning as I backed out of the driveway to go to work I caught sight of my almost-Kindergartener Samuel with his face pressed against t...
Thursday, April 10, 2014

Who's out of touch?

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The leadership of my church spends a lot of time strategizing about how to reach Millennials (the generation born between 1980 and 2000). Th...
Tuesday, April 8, 2014

Finding freedom in our work

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I just finished reading Every Good Endeavor: Connecting Your Work to God's Work (Dutton, 2012) by Tim Keller and co-author Katherine ...
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Wednesday, February 26, 2014

A conversation full of light, mercy and grace

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A while back I posted some thoughts on one of the most compelling books I've ever read: The Secret Thoughts of an Unlikely Convert by ...
Monday, February 24, 2014

What evolution can't explain (Chesterton)

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It is not contended here that these primitive men did wear clothes any more than they did weave rushes; but merely that we have not enoug...
Tuesday, February 4, 2014

Philip Seymour Hoffman (1967 - 2014)

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When I heard the news of Philip Seymour Hoffman's death on Sunday afternoon it hit me harder than I would have expected. The melancholy ...
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Stephen Ley
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disciple of Christ Jesus, husband, father, lover of books, movies, and soccer
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