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cutting Rahab into pieces: O’Hare Airport, Tchaikovsky’s ‘Pathetique’ Symphony, John & Anita Nelson, the Hong Kong Philharmonic, Costa Rica, and a traveling man’s soul

Posted in denkschrift, textures on September 27, 2009 | Leave a Comment »

Ensconced in a miniscule workspace at one of O’Hare Airport’s Red Carpet Clubs, I come upon these words from Isaiah chapter 51 in my daily reading:
Was it not you who cut Rahab in pieces,
who pierced the dragon?
Was it not you who dried up the sea,
the waters of the great deep;
who made the depths of the [...]

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going away, coming home

Posted in denkschrift on September 23, 2009 | Leave a Comment »

On my way home from several fabulous days of work in France and Germany, I happen upon Paul Theroux’s ‘The Long Way Home’ in the September 2009 issue of The Smithsonian.
Like me, Theroux is a ‘world traveler’. He has seen far more of it than I have and, it seems, has chosen to do so. [...]

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discovering Martin Buber

Posted in denkschrift, reseña, terra buberiana on September 19, 2009 | Leave a Comment »

As a Christian student of the Hebrew Bible/Old Testament, I have for many years known Martin Buber only by the (often foot-noted) allusions to his work that frequent the pages of admiring biblical scholars. It has seemed an acquaintance that would almost inevitably but only at some future appointment become part of my life.
This summer [...]

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diesel long: Truth in 24

Posted in reseña, tagged , on September 15, 2009 | Leave a Comment »

Truth in 24, an NFL Films production of the 2008 running of the 24 Hours of Le Mans, is an awesome piece of video.
Great camera work, superb narration by Jason Straham, a pumping soundtrack by Dave Robidoux, and the built-in drama of Audio’s long-in-the-tooth R10 diesel machine at a track they’d owned for the better [...]

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Bible reading with legs: Bible (iPhone app)

Posted in reseña on September 7, 2009 | Leave a Comment »

What a great app, placing as it does a wide assortment of English and other Bible versions into the hands of iPhone readers for free! Sure, some require an online connection. Some do not.
It’s free, agile, mobile, and right *there*.

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Backgrounds (iPhone app)

Posted in maxing out the iPhone, reseña on September 6, 2009 | Leave a Comment »

Amazing and ever-changing selection of ‘front page’ wallpaper for your iPhone.

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don’t worry, be happy: John Piper, Desiring God. Meditations of a Christian Hedonist (Sisters: Multnomah), 2003

Posted in denkschrift, reseña, textures on September 6, 2009 | Leave a Comment »

As a college student, this slightly hard-headed reviewer found what he took to be the ‘C.S. Lewis cult’ to be trendy and off-putting, an observation that—for whatever historical accuracy it might have achieved—delayed his introduction into one of the great masters by three years or so.
Recently I became aware that I was avoiding reading John [...]

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more news … : B.World (iPhone app)

Posted in maxing out the iPhone, reseña on September 4, 2009 | Leave a Comment »

What’s not to like in more news?
You can always choose not to look it up. But, if you want news *now*–say, on the airport shuttle to the parking lot, there it is. Uncomplicated. Fast. News.
I’ll take it.

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a game changer: At Bat/MLB.com (iPhone app)

Posted in maxing out the iPhone, reseña on September 3, 2009 | Leave a Comment »

If a love for baseball and possession of an iPhone intersect in your life, you just need to get this app. It is certifiably the bodacious portal for quick and mobile access to all things MLB.
A crystal clear interface puts you in touch with stats, standings, results, video, and more. There may be something, somewhere, [...]

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order from chaos: how to organize your home library

Posted in paterfamilias, reseña on September 2, 2009 | Leave a Comment »

I confess: I didn’t know how may book I owned. My guess would not even have come close.
Worse, from time to time I sold a handful of books used on Amazon, only to find that when an order came through I couldn’t locate the book. In order to provide reasonable service, I ended up refunding [...]

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