May
14
Long overdue.
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Forgive me, dear readers. It has over two months since last I updated this page, and I am remiss.
Much has occurred since last we spoke. I got engaged to a beautiful, brilliant woman. I got a job with my dear friends at the BIC Offices. I presented two papers at academic conferences in West Chester […]
Mar
8
The old scout.
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I was forced to finally reflect on my time at the Artists for the Climate event thanks to Frank, whose momentary lapse in perceiving chronology resulted in frantic begging. They’ll appear in this week’s edition of The Swinging Bridge, but you, dear readers, will find them here first.
Also, apologies to Garrison Keillor’s far superior weekly […]
Mar
2
(Working title.)
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Things I should tell you about in the near future: the Emmylou Harris concert; the Jubilee Conference; my week with illness; seeing and hearing Wendell Berry. But I’m entirely too tired right now, so I’ll leave you with this.
The Peace of Wild Things
When despair for the world grows in me
and I wake in the night […]
Feb
19
Oh, dear God, you see how weak I am? I can’t even finish a simple Visigoth metaphor.
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When people talk about the common cold, they say it’s “going around” — a turn of phrase I never fully appreciated until today, when around ever corner lurked the specter of illness: the hollow-throated wheeze, the slimy snuffle, the baritone reverberations of a hacking cough. Its oppressive presence has infiltrated my circle of friends: first […]
Feb
2
As a natural pessimist, an avid student of American history, and a born-and-bred Anabaptist (that last one is meant as a joke swaddled in truth), I often find it difficult to express in great volume any semblance of patriotism. I prefer to put my faith in God’s kingdom rather than the domain of the world. […]
Jan
7
How I Netflixed My Christmas Vacation
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Sure, I did more than just sit around and watch movies this break. But on those days when I just stayed in my pajamas and vegged in front of the tube, I kept my mind occupied with these great flicks.
Monster House (2006) ***** / *****
The best Pixar movie Pixar never made. Disney and Co. wish […]
Dec
24
Yule Tube: My 5 Favorite Christmas-Themed TV Episodes
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While other, less inventive blogs are listing out their favorite Christmas films and albums, here at Wit Has Truth In It, I’ve decided to list out my favorite Christmas TV episodes. So sit back, pour yourself some nog, and get ready for tinsel-y merriment and mistletoe-y fun.
5. “Twas the Nightmare Before Christmas” (The Golden Girls, […]
Dec
20
Liberal collegiate rhetoric.
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It’s been a tough couple of weeks, both academically and personally. Since the return from Thanksgiving Break, I’ve cranked out more than forty pages of writing and two in-class presentations. I’ve been humbled in more ways than one, and found myself thinking deeply about a really important issue. Meanwhile, in the great big world out […]
Dec
3
This is going to be published in next week’s issue of The Swinging Bridge, but I just couldn’t wait. Add them to your Netflix queue, run out to see them in theatres, or wait until next semester when then come to Parmer. Either way, see them all and then tell me what you think.
10. Låt […]
Nov
10
Still, all my song shall be…
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A lot has changed since last I wrote. The U.S. elected a new leader, a strong man with moral convictions that transcend the myopic concerns of a cluster of Christian conservatives; a thoughtful man who moves the masses with his words; a gracious man whose embrace acknowledges the full diversity of our nation. Katie came […]