Tag: metamodernism
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Family Photos
This time of year is notable in the Gillum family as the time when we take family photos. As wonderful as family photos are, my main experience of trying to take family photos is a waking nightmare. Dealing with wanderers, boogers, tears, M&Ms and the chocolate stains thereof, wearing particularly uncomfortable sweaters when it’s 80…
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Low Battery
Ever have one of those mornings where you forget to charge your phone? I’ve had a few (OK, several) of those mornings lately. It’s always kind of demoralizing to break through the fog of sleep and fatigue to wrench yourself from bed, to wage war against getting the kids out the door, fighting the insufferable…
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Windmills and Survival Techniques
This past weekend, I had the privilege of leading a group of men to go climb Guadalupe Peak, the highest point in the state of Texas. It was a wonderful hike and a great adventure. But if you’re familiar with the true mountains in Texas, it takes a reeeealllly long time to drive out there.…
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You Are Not Data
I like to read about trends and world events, but in my studies I’ve found a thing that irks me: our obsession with data. You might read that and think I’m anti-science. That’s definitely not true. I think science and faith live and thrive together. Where I actually grow intensely irritable is actually when Christians…
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Fog
This morning as I was driving to church, we had to travel through intense fog. Being close to a lake, this happens everytime the weather cools, and it makes a windy drive a lot more interesting not being able to see 10 feet in front of you. In the midst of this journey through the…
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Playing Soccer in the Dead City
In the center of Cairo, there is a place called the Dead City. In the midst of urban sprawl and high rise worn condos, there is a huge quarter of the city with short buildings and mosques. When you drive past it, you feel transported to a place back in time, almost an Arabian nights…
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The Face Lit Up
This morning my daughter was up early so previous to taking her to school I spent some time with her at a local coffee shop. She calls these “study days” when we both get out our computers and do some work. More often I work while she watches youtube videos. Gen Alpha everybody. Anyway, this…
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Unstuck
As you may know, I’ve been working on a manuscript moving toward publishing dealing with the topic of Metamodernism. If you look earlier on this blog, you’ll find more posts about it. But yesterday I had a pretty poignant image about Metamodernism stemming from the process of taking down the decorations from our recent Kids’…
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Mirrors Make Terrible Windshields
I’m not great at parking. Since college (when I drove hundreds of miles in a 15 person van towing a short trailer), I’ve been very aware of my deficiency in that area. When looking in a rearview mirror, I struggle to identify the lines. My method could be described more as wishful thinking than precision.…
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Call of Duty and Metamodern Masculinity
Whenever I have the task of entertaining a group of young guys, one thing that I’ll normally do is pull up some trick videos on YouTube. No group does this better than DudePerfect. They have somehow created a cottage industry of trick shots, pranks, and challenges that all function in a space that is clean…
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