Author Archives: Kerry

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Happy Golden Days

Posted on November 1, 2024 by Kerry

The Arcadian Wild’s new recording, Happy Golden Days, is out! While traveling on I-35 today, I listened to it on loop for several hours. What an incredible selection of songs, so joyously expressed in an uplifting Arcadian Wild mode. It … Continue reading →

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Turn the page

Posted on October 31, 2024 by Kerry

Kamala Harris has earned my deep admiration and respect. I’m so happy and proud to be casting my vote for Kamala Harris and Tim Walz. She is my favorite presidential candidate since Bush 41 in 1988. I’m delighted to vote … Continue reading →

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Arcadian Wild, Welcome Reframed

Posted on October 19, 2024 by Kerry

One of our top favorite musical groups is The Arcadian Wild (their official “about” page; my previous post). They’re “newgrass,” neither bluegrass nor pop nor country. We heard them in OKC a couple years ago, and went again a week … Continue reading →

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Midweek Manna

Posted on October 9, 2024 by Kerry

I’m grateful to Westminster Presbyterian in Oklahoma City for inviting me to come talk with an adult study class about the Bizzell Bible Collection on Oct 9 and 16 to close out a 6-week series as part of their Midweek … Continue reading →

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Evangelical Confession of Conviction

Posted on September 15, 2024 by Kerry

“And the Church must be forever building,
and always decaying,
and always being restored…” (T. S. Eliot, “Chorus from the Rock”) We give our allegiance to Jesus Christ alone. We will lead with love not fear. We submit to the truth of … Continue reading →

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Francis Collins on the Road to Wisdom

Posted on September 15, 2024 by Kerry

It’s almost here: the new book by Francis Collins, The Road to Wisdom: On Truth, Science, Faith, and Trust, ships this Tuesday and I can’t wait to read my pre-ordered copy. While waiting, I’ve enjoyed these previews: Ground Truths, September … Continue reading →

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Chad and Mary

Posted on August 31, 2024 by Kerry

I’m so glad that I was asked to officiate the wedding of Chad and Mary on August 31, 2024, at beautiful Klondike Park in west St. Charles County. Here’s the script (PDF). Prayers and blessings for Chad and Mary! Procession … Continue reading →

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PPP: Painters, Prophets, Poets

Posted on August 28, 2024 by Kerry

This October 4-6, 2024, Oklahoma City will welcome a firmament of stellar speakers and a Milky Way of radiant participants to the Painters, Prophets, Poets conference, subtitled “Imagining New Creation Together.” Hosted by Travis Lowe and Hannah Anderson, speakers are … Continue reading →

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Niels Bohr, Atoms and Human Knowledge

Posted on June 29, 2024 by Kerry

Jens Rud Nielsen (1894-1979), who joined the OU Physics Department in 1924, was an undergraduate student of Niels Bohr (1885-1962) in Denmark. Bohr, one of the founders of quantum mechanics, made two trips to the University of Oklahoma, first in … Continue reading →

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George MacDonald Bicentenary Conference

Posted on May 20, 2024 by Kerry

2024 is the 200th anniversary of George MacDonald’s birth (1824-1905). The George MacDonald Society and the Marion E. Wade Center of Wheaton College sponsored a conference, “George MacDonald and the Prophetic Imagination,” May 29-31, 2024. Joining instructions Program (PDF) Concert … Continue reading →

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Sayers on suffering

Posted on May 20, 2024 by Kerry

Dear [friend in a dark time], You might be interested in a letter written during WW2 by a leading British radio personality (Dorothy L. Sayers). She spoke to fellow Brits about a Christian perspective on suffering. I know you yourself … Continue reading →

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Elaine Hagenberg’s choral anthems

Posted on March 17, 2024 by Kerry

Elaine Hagenberg Candace and I listened with rapt attention to “You Do Not Walk Alone,” a moving choral piece by Elaine Hagenberg, at the OKC Civic Center “For All the Saints” Irish concert last week. It prompted us to browse … Continue reading →

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