Satisfied: Hamilton, Ecclesiastes, and the Chase for Life’s Meaning

Can you have spoilers for a musical that’s been out for almost three years? I’m going to go with no . . . but if you’re going to see Hamilton tomorrow or something and are worried about it being spoiled, then don’t read any further…

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Lost without Your Love: What Sherlock Taught Me About Jesus, Pt. 2

The following post contains spoilers for BBC’s Sherlock, Season 4, Episode 3. Haven’t watched it yet? You’ve had a year and a half—seriously, just go watch it. It’s worth it. 😊 Image Credit: Baker Street Wikia When I first finished the Sherlock season 4 finale,…

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The Week Between: Pausing to Be Still Between Christmas and New Year’s

We received our first snow of the season three days ago, just in time for Christmas Eve. After weeks of “will it,” “won’t it,” the weather finally seems to have turned the corner from fall to winter, ushering in bitter cold winds and mellow cloudy…

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How Longfellow Created a Legend, or A Little Encouragement for Mid-NaNoWriMo Blues

Listen my children, and you shall hear… My guess is almost anyone who reads those words can finish the sentence. …of the midnight ride of Paul Revere. Longfellow’s poem about Paul Revere’s daring ride through the night to warn Patriot minutemen about the imminent British…

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