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A Month of Reflection | 9 | The Role of Women in the Church
by Glenn on November 21, 2018
Not exactly a reflection on a book. I have read (once) and listened to (twice) Dr. Jordan B. Peterson’s 12 Rules for Life, but I think I’ve spent an equal amount of time listening to Dr. Peterson talk via the (…)
A Month of Reflection | 8 | The Bourne Identity
by Glenn on November 16, 2018
I finished listening to The Bourne Identity one morning last week while making the spaghetti sauce for the evening’s dinner. I think I’ve read this novel more (this is at least the fourth time) than any other. This was the (…)
A Month of Reflection | 7 | The Harry Potters Audio Version
by Glenn on November 8, 2018
It’s hard to believe that Harry Potter is now a 20-year phenomenon. The first book, Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone was published in 1998. (The British edition, Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone was published in 1997.) I’ll admit (…)
SS No. 66 | Haydn: Symphony No. 94, “Surprise”
by Glenn on November 8, 2018
Franz Joseph Haydn | Symphony No. 94 in G Major, “Surprise” Adagio—Vivace assai Andante Menuet: Allegro molto Allegro di molto The main surprise comes in the second movement, with that pretty good-sized bang. Of course, after you’ve heard it, it’s (…)
A Month of Reflection | 6 | Scott W. Berg: Grand Avenues
by Glenn on November 7, 2018
For the past eleven years, we have traveled for work at least once a year to Washington, D.C. Whenever possible, we take some time on the edges to do some sight-seeing or be part of something related to life in (…)
A Month of Reflection | 5 | Highest Duty: My Search for What Really Matters
by Glenn on November 6, 2018
In some musings earlier this year about the author’s voice on the screen, I wrote, in passing, about the Clint Eastwood film, Sully, based on the book Highest Duty: My Search for What Really Matters, by Captain Chesley “Sully” Sullenberg (…)
A Month of Reflection | 4 | Gigged: The End of the Job and the Future of Work
by Glenn on November 5, 2018
Sarah Kessler. Gigged: The End of the Job and the Future of Work. New York: St. Martin’s Press, 2018. This is a book about the “future of work.” In particular, it’s about this relatively new idea of taking work, breaking (…)
A Month of Reflection | 3 | Ten Arguments for Deleting Your Social Media Accounts Right Now
by Glenn on November 3, 2018
We were on a family vacation back in June. My father-in-law took his three daughters and one grand-daughter and their husbands(!) on an Alaska Cruise. At our stop in Victoria, B.C., we popped into Munro’s Books, a really delightful independent (…)
A Month of Reflection | 2 | Translating the Bible
by Glenn on November 2, 2018
Two books I read this year dealt with the complexities of Bible translation. This summer, I read The Grammar of God: A Journey into the Words and Worlds of the Bible by Aviya Kushner (New York: Spiegel & Grau, 2015) (…)
A Month of Reflection | 1 | Growing Up Bernstein
by Glenn on November 1, 2018
It’s been a good year for reading. I heard someone (Neil Postman?) say that there isn’t much of a difference between someone who can’t read and someone who doesn’t read. I agree at least in terms of the effect. Perhaps (…)
You lose won, then you win one | Stanford Women’s Volleyball vs. Oregon (10.21.2018)
by Glenn on October 31, 2018
The Stanford Women’s Volleyball team is having a great season. If they continue on the path they are, they should have a great post-season. Four of the starting freshmen from the 2016 National Championship team (Jenna Gray, Kathryn Plummer, Audriana (…)
Eventually … Resurgam | Eric Ball | “I shall rise again”
by Glenn on October 19, 2018
I think this is true: the music we experience in childhood is music we identify with in adulthood. If your parents listened to jazz, you probably like jazz. If your parents played rock, you listen to rock. I’m not saying (…)