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halloween costume
Can you guess what I’m going to be for Halloween? If you need a hint, maybe Maggie’s costume will help.
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links (politics edition)
Amy Sullivan points out Real Abortion Solutions, a group that is advertising on christian radio stations urging a more nuanced aproach to reducing abortions. Will these messages make any difference in states with large Catholic and Evangelical populations? The economy is already trumping social issues for many moderate-to-conservative religious voters. But there’s still a significant…
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eyelids
I wrote the following review of a short film, Eyelids, over at rednoW.com. How does a beautiful idea begin? When does that idea become art? Eyelids, a short film shown this year at Cannes and the Chicago International Film Festival, began in 2007 as a doodle on a post-it note. Brad Bischoff, a student at…
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the blue parakeet
Zondervan was kind enough to send a copy of Scot McKnight’s latest book, The Blue Parakeet, a couple of weeks ago. Brandon O’Brien has a thoughtful and fairly comprehensive two-part review over at Out of Ur (part one and part two). Rather than duplicate Brandon’s review, I’d like to reflect on the usefulness of this…
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happy saturday: jens lekman
This Saturday’s music comes from a recent Black Cab Session with Jens Lekman. I first heard the Swedish musician’s music last fall. He is quirky, I’ll admit, but there’s something about his sound and lyrics that I really enjoy this time of year. more about “Black Cab Sessions“, posted with vodpod Related… I wrote about…
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