Five stars without hesitation. That’s how I felt and I’m sticking with it. This was our first time seeing Derrick Stroup live. Up until now, we’d only known him through reels, clips and bits from around the internet. If you’ve spent any amount of time in my corner of the internet, chances are you’ve stumbledContinueContinue reading “From Reels to Row Two: I Saw Derrick Stroup Live and Nearly Busted a Gut”
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Marginalia: Launching a Second Scientific Revolution – Imprimis
If we continue as we have been, the prospect of our children living shorter, less healthy lives than we do is a real possibility. Jay Bhattacharya — director of the National Institutes of Health — makes some solid points relative to scientific research: it should be replicable, at the bleeding edge, and not siloed in establishedContinueContinue reading “Marginalia: Launching a Second Scientific Revolution – Imprimis”
Marginalia: GotQuestions Chat
I spent a little time this week with a new AI tool built on a long archive of Bible study material I’ve used for years: https://www.gotquestions.chat It comes from Got Questions Ministries. I’ve found GotQuestions a resource I’ve returned to for years. Not perfect, but steady. Something that has sat in the background of howContinueContinue reading “Marginalia: GotQuestions Chat”
Old Dogs and the End of the Road: Finch (2021)
I just finished watching Finch (2021), directed by Miguel Sapochnik and written by Craig Luck and Ivor Powell. It stars Tom Hanks as Finch and Caleb Landry Jones as Jeff, a robot Finch builds to care for his dog after he’s gone. (You can see more about it here on IMDb or watch it on Apple TV+.) I thought IContinueContinue reading “Old Dogs and the End of the Road: Finch (2021)”
Marginalia: How To Pronounce Names In ‘The Lord of the Rings’ – Middle-earth & J.R.R. Tolkien Blog
Part of the challenge of tackling Tolkien’s massive story is learning how to pronounce the names! I’m very thankful for the audiobook versions, especially readers like Rob Inglis, Martin Shaw, and now, Andy Serkis. Hearing the names read is an immense help and certainly adds to the richness of Tolkien’s legendarily… I’m not sure howContinueContinue reading “Marginalia: How To Pronounce Names In ‘The Lord of the Rings’ – Middle-earth & J.R.R. Tolkien Blog”