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Stars of Wonder

I would like to be writing a review of the new movie The Hobbit, but I haven’t seen it yet. (My daughter went to a

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Traveling Mercies

 I’m not unaccustomed to traveling, but yesterday, like a thousand times before, I came up on a huge strip of truck tire, something peeled from

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Beer and Gasoline

Just to be clear, beer and gasoline is not what this post is about, although they do make an appearance in what I’d like to

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Careless

“They were careless people, Tom and Daisy—they smashed up things and creatures and then retreated back into their money or their vast carelessness, or whatever

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Believing in Santa

Had an interesting conversation with a friend the other day about his daughter’s experience at preschool.  The preschool teacher took it upon herself to tell

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History War at the Movies

  History writing used to be about kings and battles. Now a fair number of the battles are about history writing. Just since Thanksgiving two

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Awakening Longing in Advent

Advent is a season of anticipation, hope, and waiting for the arrival of Christ. The advent wreath, the lighting of candles, the preparation of the

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