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On Monk, my sensory life, and the beauty of companionship
Just the other day my wife and I finally finished watching Monk, the wonderful eight-season TV series (2002-2009) featuring the detective skills of…
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Wesley Vander Lugt
On first sentences, the page 99 test, and our brains on art
I’ve always been intrigued by the first sentences of books. How do authors choose to begin? What words do they use? How does (or does not) that first…
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Lamenting violence and Christian confusion about the modern state of Israel
The recent attacks by Hamas, the violent counter-attacks by Israel, and the gruesome and grueling war between the nations of Israel and Palestine are…
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Wesley Vander Lugt
On what3words, ChatGPT, and a technological way of being
What3words is one of my favorite apps, which has assigned a different three-word coordinate for every three square meter location in the world. That’s…
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Wesley Vander Lugt
The need to be whole and to heal haunted histories
A rambling review of Wendell Berry's The Need to Be Whole
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Wesley Vander Lugt
On caring for words, lament for creation, and artistic fittingness
Part of my responsibility as a teacher and writer is to use words carefully and enjoy their nuances of meaning. Any words, but especially Christian…
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Wesley Vander Lugt
On how Jesus fulfills the story, good writing, and abundant living
A new semester began this week, and my first class session was on the nature and identity of Jesus. In teaching on such a massive topic in under two…
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Wesley Vander Lugt
One Astonishing Thing After Another
One Astonishing Thing After Another
Despite all the trouble, life is astonishing. History is not merely "one d*mn thing after another" as Henry Ford reportedly concluded, but a surprising, divine drama. I try to follow Mary Oliver's advice: "Pay attention. Be Astonished. Tell about it."
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