Bonhoeffer was not a liberal or a conservative, but a Christian. He was zealous for God’s perspective on things, and God’s perspective is inevitably wider than the standard parochial political points of view. It sometimes forces us toward a liberal view and sometimes toward a conservative view.
A fantastic quote from author Eric Metaxas, courtesy of this Harper’s interview. Metaxas wrote the well-received Bonhoeffer: Pastor, Martyr, Prophet, Spy.
This is a great performance of a great song by a great new artist. In fact, thinking about how much I like Sarah Jaffe’s album, Suburban Nature, gave me an idea for an upcoming series of posts. Let’s see if I can make that happen soon.
It’s funny how fallin’ feels like flyin’ for a little while …
a great lyric delivered by Jeff Bridges as Bad Blake in the phenomenal film Crazy Heart. If you have a place in your heart for country music of the Townes/Waylon variety, the soundtrack is great too.
If you’re the novel-reading sort, allow me to recommend Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close by Jonathan Safran Foer. It’s the story of a quirky kid struggling to deal with losing his father on 9/11. The book oozes tragedy and genius, and you’ll laugh as it puts you through the ringer.
Hey Goat!
Thursday night, at a wannabe-upscale restaurant off Millennium Park in Chicago, I ate goat meat. Personally, I’m still wrestling with the implications.
My Five Favorite Movies
For no particular reason and in no particular order, here are my five favorite movies (I think):
- There Will Be Blood
- Almost Famous
- Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
- Lost In Translation
- The Big Lebowski
