Author Archives: Kerry

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George MacDonald Christmas Reading

Posted on December 12, 2021 by Kerry

So great to see the George MacDonald Society flourishing with activities like this. Hopefully this is the first of what may become an annual gathering this time of year. Thanks to those who organized it, to Malcolm Guite for welcoming … Continue reading →

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Poetry for Christmas and Easter

Posted on December 10, 2021 by Kerry

Last spring, Candace and I read aloud Malcolm Guite’s anthology, Word in the Wilderness: A Poem a Day for Lent and Easter. We found the poems deeply moving, and Malcolm’s essays opened them up for us both as literature and … Continue reading →

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Brightest and Best

Posted on December 3, 2021 by Kerry

Since we first encountered this song on John McCutcheon’s Winter Solstice album (1984; Apple Music), this has been one of our favorite Christmas songs. Here’s the Magruder Lassies version 😃. In the above music video by Ricky Skaggs, Keith Getty, … Continue reading →

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After the last tear falls

Posted on December 3, 2021 by Kerry

“And in the end, the end is oceans and oceans of love and love again We’ll see how the tears that have fallen Were caught in the palms of the Giver of love and the Lover of all And we’ll … Continue reading →

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Star in the Night

Posted on November 28, 2021 by Kerry

In the post Favorite family Christmas movies, one of the video shorts we mention there is this classic from 1945. We first discovered it as an extra on the DVD for Christmas in Connecticut (1945), a more familiar Christmas classic … Continue reading →

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Celebrating Advent in the Pilgrim Year

Posted on November 28, 2021 by Kerry

In this season of Advent, Candace and I are continuing to read aloud together the Pilgrim Year booklets by Steve Bell. Steve’s Introduction to the Advent booklet is nicely complemented this year by three 20-minute devotionals Steve recorded last year … Continue reading →

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Don’t you want to thank someone?

Posted on November 28, 2021 by Kerry

Now I can see the world is charged It’s glimmering with promises Written in a script of stars Dripping from prophets’ lips But still, my thirst is never slaked I am hounded by a restlessness Eaten by this endless ache … Continue reading →

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Galileo and the Music of the Spheres

Posted on September 16, 2021 by Kerry

Galileo and the music of the spheres… love this new music video from Coldplay. Reminds me of my planetarium days. What if this were the opening act of a “Music of the Spheres” star show in a multimedia planetarium theater? … Continue reading →

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The Holiness of Ordinary Time

Posted on July 11, 2021 by Kerry

In this season of the liturgical year called Ordinary Time, Candace and I are reading aloud two books this year: Steve Bell, Ordinary Time, from his Pilgrim Year series; and Tish Harrison Warren, A Liturgy of the Ordinary (IVP, 2019). … Continue reading →

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Torrance updates, 2021

Posted on July 10, 2021 by Kerry

This year I’ve enjoyed several Torrance-related conversations and activities, some related to the Reading Group hosted by Marty Folsom, others related to hosting the 2021 Workshop-Retreat, and soon the Firbush Retreat. In addition, there’s been progress on the Torrance Oral … Continue reading →

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Nightmare Scenario

Posted on July 5, 2021 by Kerry

This Fourth of July weekend I read Nightmare Scenario: Inside the Trump Administration’s Response to the Pandemic That Changed History. I highly recommend it. The two authors, Yasmeen Abutaleb and Damian Paletta, are reporters for the Washington Post, and excerpts … Continue reading →

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Inklings books – Wade Podcast

Posted on June 28, 2021 by Kerry

Note: This page is now superseded by a new Wade Center Podcast Index at wadecenterpodcast.org. For more information, check out the About page for that website. This kerrysloft.com page will no longer be updated, and the index links here have … Continue reading →

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