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Anglican Buyer’s Remorse and the Illegitimacy of Jesus

I just finished the two books that are already out in Hilary Mantel’s trilogy about Thomas Cromwell and the English Reformation. The sensibility is a bit like Game of Thrones in early modern England,...

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“You are so loved.”

At the risk of over-sharing: My wife typed the above into the open document I was working on while I wasn’t looking, which happened to be my dissertation chapter. Sadly, it did not belong in the spot...

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The Veil is Thin

I just prayed the evening office using the propers for the Eve of All Saints, and was a teary wreck by the end. Afterward, someone asked me why. I’d like to explain what All Saints means for me, but...

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Thoughts on Prayer

“Pray as you can, not as you cannot.” -John Chapman, OSB Good advice if there ever was any. For those of us with evangelical or charismatic backgrounds, it is tempting to think that prayer is...

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More Thoughts on Prayer

What is it then? I will pray with the spirit, and I will pray with the understanding also: I will sing with the spirit, and I will sing with the understanding also. -1 Corinthians 14:15 In my last...

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Three Fairly Random Notes on a Tuesday

1.) The third post that I promised in my series on prayer is canceled for the time being. It was to be about prayer, depression, and dissertations. I suspect I will have something to say on the topic...

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Han Shot First (And Other Weighty Theological Matters)

I would like to write something about the passing of our beloved Madiba or the awesome headlines Pope Francis is making. However, I have limited time and feel unequal to both tasks. So instead, I offer...

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The Feast of Holy Innocents

It is fitting and proper that we remember terror in the midst of this joyful season, and pray for the victims and perpetrators of terror, including the states of which I and most of my readers are...

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Where Prayer Has Been Valid ( or Report #1 from Indonesia)

“The earth is the Lord’s and the fullness thereof, the world and those who dwell therein.” -Psalm 24:1 Two days ago, my wife, our Protestant language teacher, and I went to the royal cemetery of...

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À propos of nothing…

I remember when I first read the trial of Nat Turner. It was very difficult and painful. On the one hand, I found his killing of children reprehensible. And having the benefit of two centuries of...

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Radical Islam

Another anniversary, another military campaign, and more talk from both sides about the threat of radical Islam. Every time I hear or read a statement from a politician about the threat of “radical...

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My life flows on in endless song…

This is the long-delayed third and final post in that series on prayer. [Preface: If you are experiencing symptoms of depression, I strongly suggest that you see a therapist. The way I am thinking...

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Imitate What They Contain and Attain What They Promise #BlackLivesMatter

A few weeks ago, I was inspired to take up the practice of praying the Rosary. Part of me still cringes at the thought of it and feels a bit dirty, especially during the Salve regina and while...

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New Blog: Thlipsis

I’m trying out something new. A couple friends and I have started up a joint blog: Thlipsis. Just remember pressedbutnotcrushed.com. I’ll be posting pretty much the same sorts of things I do here, but...

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