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notes for the weekend: fool’s talk
I picked up Os Guiness’s book “Fool’s Talk” in the process of writing a sermon on Titus 3, where I was thinking a lot about being persuasive in an age of toxicity.
Guinness’s main premise is that Christians largely understand how to share...
notes for the weekend: harakiri
Here’s the write up for the stunning Japanese film “Harakiri” (1962:)
Following the collapse of his clan, an unemployed samurai (Tatsuya Nakadai) arrives at the manor of Lord Iyi, begging to be allowed to commit ritual suicide on the pro...
Independence is an Illusion
Nothing is more American than thinking of ourselves as people who pulled ourselves up by our bootstraps and made life work. We all admire the “self-made” man or woman, so called. Inspirational films are filled with storylines of people who...
notes for the weekend: a playlist for the weekend
As many of you know, one of my favorite hobbies is creating eclectic playlists. I like the way that genres that seemingly have nothing in common can, with some careful curation, feel like a seamless story. It’s also a way I introduce my fav...
Independence Isn’t Your Greatest Good
When you think about the qualities of someone you admire, what comes to mind?
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Discipline?
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Beauty?
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Success?
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Influence?
How about…dependence? No? Nobody? Class?
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Post-deconstruction PCA Pastor, author (“The Light in Our Eyes”, Penguin/Random House 2025), culture vulture. Studied creative writing at Oxford University, M.Div from Gordon Conwell. Published @ Christianity Today, Mere Orthodoxy, Gospel Coalition.
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