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Had some time off today, so between taking one of my kids to the orthodontist to get her braces removed and mowing the lawns, I cleaned up and updated the blog, including the Now page, with a few of my summer plans — or maybe just summer dreams… 📝

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I saw The Mandalorian and Grogu in cinemas last night. It was decent —fun and entertaining throughout. That said, the TV series is still better; this felt like a story that would have benefited from more room to breathe and develop over a full season rather than being condensed into a film. 🍿

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I absolutely love a good spy thriller and I’m tempted to binge all 3 seasons of Tehran this summer. The cast and reviews are stellar, but I wonder if the current real-world parallels — and its Israeli perspective — might make it more aggravating than entertaining. 📺

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Thoughts? Recommendations?

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DontSurveil.Me has created an excellent explainer on Bill C-22. Canadians should pay close attention, as the expansion of these surveillance powers threatens privacy, free expression, digital rights, and our free society.

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đź”—: Canada is about to end Private Digital Conversation | dontsurveil.me

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Listening to: Don’t Dream It’s Over by Crowded House from Crowded House 🎵

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This song resonates with today’s ruminations… 🤔

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I recently finished: Liturgies of the Wild by Martin Shaw đź“š

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Reading this book was a deeply thoughtful experience for me. It felt both meditative and poetic, exploring myth, nature, and Christian spirituality in ways that resonated on a personal level. Dr. Shaw has a gift for weaving together ancient...

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The problem with populists is their obsession with a mythical or overly romanticized past. What they claim is “lost” often still exists—it’s just obscured by the narrow, often racist and xenophobic lens through which they view the world.

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Populists thrive on dehumanizing, blaming, and dividing people—like...

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Orthodoxy is first for the body not the intellect…Stay focused on the Encounter, not the theology. Stay focused on the Presence not the history. There’s nothing wrong with study, but don’t rush there too quickly.

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Feeling ecstatic and groovy is one thing, but there has to be more going on than that. There has to be discipline. There has to be a praxis you return to that is not dependent on being spiritually high to undergo it.

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Liturgies of the Wild by Martin Shaw đź“š

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Currently reading: Liturgies of the Wild by Martin Shaw đź“š

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Humans are made of stories, and so we should be seeking the ones that call forth the best in us.

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Listening to Nostalgia by Mother Mother 🎵

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Currently reading: Liturgies of the Wild by Martin Shaw đź“š

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I’m looking forward to this one. It’s a bit different from my usual reads…

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From the description:

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In Liturgies of the Wild, acclaimed mythographer, storyteller and Christian thinker Martin Shaw argues that we live in a myth-impoverished age and that such poverty has left us vulnerable to stories that may not wish us well… Combining scholarly erudition with nimble storytelling in the tradition of C.S. Lewis and J.R.R. Tolkien, Liturgies of the Wild is a thrilling counsel of resistance and delight in the face of many modern monsters.

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Finished reading: Little Brother by Cory Doctorow đź“š

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Although I first discovered @pluralistic@mamot.fr through his more recent novels (and the Fediverse), I can understand why so many people consider this book, one of his best. I absolutely loved it —truly great storytelling.

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Words like “boofhead” and “spiflicate” are definitely underutilized in modern English. 📝

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