JAVELINAS
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On Thanksgiving Day, I like to reread this passage from William Bradford's "History of Plymouth Plantation. The Pilgrims/Puritans are much scorned today, but I find their devotion to the Word of God and to one another quite inspiring. No human collective has ever been without sin.

Happy thanksgiving, everyone. I hope you spend the day surrounded by loved ones. Ruby and I were up late making pies. They look pretty good to me. I'll let you know in a few hours! Top one is pumpkin, and deep-dish apple pie in the skillet.

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Advent is near. I argue in my book (second-best selling of all my books, but not very influential so far!) that it is the duty of the church to resist premature Christmas promotion, 99% commercial in its origin and power. A rigorous Advent can be our liturgical and personal resistance.

This young fellow was the youngest ever 1st place winner at the Van Cliburn competition in 2022. Here's one of his audition pieces - Mozart Piano Concerto #22 in Eb. Give it a listen. And be on the lookout for Yunchan Lim! He & others like him are the future of piano.

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Here's some beautiful winter music for you. It's the slowest and maybe the most beautiful rendition of Lo, How A Rose E'er Blooming I've ever heard. The whole album is beautiful and I highly recommend it . . .

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Welcome to Diane Langberg!

I just read in the NYT that social media is abruptly going to the right. I speculate that Bluesky can become a home for Christian conversation where evangelicals like me (passionate about doctrine but socially aware) can work on the fault line where left and right can speak kindly to each other.

RAFAEL NADAL
He officially retired today and I'm going to miss him - the brightest and best tennis player for so many years. He has been a fantastic role model for the younger players coming down the pike - a true gentleman in the sport. I wish him every success in whatever comes next in his career.

Fernando Ortega is here. I just saw theologian Fred Sanders commending this new album this week.

The admirable Russell Moore and his colleagues are producing an overhaul of the magazine *Christianity Today* as part of a project to interpret the gospel across rigid boundaries.

This is a male Northern Flicker. I took the photo in my backyard. They’re one of my favorite woodpeckers.

One of these things killed my grandma. That’s how old she was!

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This. A beautiful collection of songs. Exactly what we need right now.

And here’s the Apple Music link to my new EP:

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My new EP For All The Saints released this past Friday. Here’s a Spotify link. Apple Music link to follow . . .

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Bonjour. I’m new here - a refugee from Elon’s personal politics site. Here to take a breather from toxicity and hostility.