Category Archives: culture
The Fellowship of Fragility
I already tweeted a short quote from this Op-Ed by Stanley Fish, but it is so good I want to preserve it here at greater length: “And what have I learned along the way? Three things, closely related. The first … Continue reading
Music
Aldous Huxley once wrote, “After silence, that which comes nearest to expressing the inexpressible is music.” In the margins of life, and when thinking deeply, music often expresses things better than I ever could. It also gets me out of … Continue reading
Filed under culture, technology
Moving Thoughts
I think The Head and the Heart provide a glimpse into what it means to live in a transient society in this song: Rivers and Roads on YouTube (in case the frame doesn’t load for you.)
Spotify
Spotify is pretty amazing. You can discover a lot of new music before you buy it or don’t even buy it at all (the artist is getting royalties from your plays, after all!) The library is large, so comparisons to … Continue reading
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Lexi’s Jams (an Update)
Last year, I gave you a peek into Lexi’s particular taste in music. Kate is a little musical sponge and likes a lot of different things, rarely asking for me to skip a song. She hasn’t been obsessively devoted to … Continue reading
Filed under culture, parental ponderings
Hymnody and Easter
When you think of Easter, what hymn or song pops into your head? It’s sort of an interesting exercise. If you are raised in the church, it might reveal your upbringing or church of origin. If your parents were Jesus … Continue reading
When Parenting Kills
A must read post by a friend-of-this-blog. This post is sensitive in nature as it mentions an adopted child’s death at the hand of her parents – cardiac arrest brought on by spanking. Please pray for her sister, in critical … Continue reading
Filed under culture, parental ponderings
New Math On Campus
I love that my alma mater is the center of this story in the new york times about male-female ratios on the college campus.
Filed under culture, in the news
Lexi’s Jams
Lexi and I spend a good amount of time alone together in the car. One of our favorite activities lately is to put the ipod on shuffle and let her rate the songs. Here are some of her current favorites … Continue reading
Filed under culture, parental ponderings
There is Love
Our friend Jon just posted a new song on his website. It’s beautiful and true.
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Some Thoughts on MLKjr Day
We spent some time yesterday on youtube, watching “I Have a Dream” and the last speech from Memphis. We watched Walter Cronkite tell the nation about King’s death. And I found a neat roughly animated bit on the Children of … Continue reading
Filed under culture, family life
Albums That Shaped My Life [2]
Heartbreaker by Ryan Adams is an album for tortured souls. The year that I was the most angst ridden for no particular reason (let’s call it the college emo year), I played this album over and over again. I was … Continue reading
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| Fitzpatrick
| Zusak
| Tickle
| Ricks
| Lupton
| Green
| Metaxas
| Wolters
