There are songs we hear differently because of the people we love. This week it was U2’s “I Don’t Wanna See You Smile.” The title caught me off guard. At first glance, it sounds almost harsh. Why wouldn’t someone want to see another person smile? But I don’t hear it as wishing someone unhappiness. I hearContinueContinue reading “Clippings: U2 — “I Don’t Wanna See You Smile””
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Marginalia: Middle Brother and Kelly Winrich – California (Delta Spirit) – YouTube
Folks who know my taste in music might figure I only go for the loud and messy stuff. Not so. Here’s a sweet tune called “California,” and what earned it a spot here is simple: a man holding his own in a room full of other voices, telling the truth about a thing that happenedContinueContinue reading “Marginalia: Middle Brother and Kelly Winrich – California (Delta Spirit) – YouTube”
J.R.R. Tolkien on Letter 63
I keep re-reading a single phrase in this quote. Tolkien is pulling apart what makes a “good” talk versus what makes a “real” sermon. Good takes human craft—skill, study, and standard virtuous effort. Those are things you can practice. But a “real” one, he says, relies on a gift from the outside, a moment whereContinueContinue reading “J.R.R. Tolkien on Letter 63”
Marginalia: The tassels of His Garment : r/Bible
I came across this little gem today: a reflection on the woman who touched the hem of Jesus’ garment, and then Matthew 14:34–36, another scene where people reach for the fringe of His clothing and are healed. I had not really held those passages together before. Reading it in its Jewish context brings a rewardingContinueContinue reading “Marginalia: The tassels of His Garment : r/Bible”
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”