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Sorrow and Joy in the Time Between What Was and What Will Be

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Arthur Wesley Dow, The Hill Field, 1908–1910
Arthur Wesley Dow, The Hill Field, 1908–1910


#56
November 22, 2021
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A Prayer for Strength as We Wait for the Return of the King

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Samuel John Peploe (1871–1935), The Sands, Barra
Samuel John Peploe (1871–1935), The Sands, Barra


#55
November 15, 2021
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I Found Fall!

Here in San Diego County we’re deprived of the kind of fall season many other parts of the country enjoy, particularly the dramatic change in the color of leaves. However, I recently found fall hiding up at Palomar Mountain State Park.

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#54
November 8, 2021
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God's Steadfast Covenant Love

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Jean-Baptiste-Camille Corot (1796–1875),

#53
September 28, 2021
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Bring Your Emotions Before God

Welcome to this week’s edition of In the House of Tom Bombadil. Today I want to talk about how the Psalms can help us process our emotions.


Georges Seurat, , 1883–1884

#52
September 20, 2021
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Help Me Think About Emotion

Welcome to this week’s edition of In the House of Tom Bombadil. This week I ask for your help thinking about emotion. I also have some articles for you about work and rest and a great quote by John Wesley about common grace.


August Fink (1872–1916),

#51
September 13, 2021
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My Soul Waits for God Alone

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Constantin Westchiloff (1877–1945),

#50
September 6, 2021
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Common Good

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Peder Mørk Mønsted, , 1912

#49
August 30, 2021
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Good Old Issue #48

Julian Onderdonk, Bluebonnets at Sunrise, 1917
Julian Onderdonk, Bluebonnets at Sunrise, 1917

#48
August 23, 2021
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The Void of Absence

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Samuel Halpert, , ca. 1924

#47
August 16, 2021
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We'll Make It Through

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Edward Wilkins Waite (1854–1924),

#46
August 9, 2021
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Songs of Lament & Hope

This week I introduce you to a playlist for those who are grieving, hurting, or suffering that makes space for both lament and hope in our faithful Savior, Jesus Christ.


Albert Edelfelt (1854–1905),

#45
July 26, 2021
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Checking In

Just a quick check in. It’s been a few weeks. I’m hoping to resume publishing weekly in the near future.


Peter Ilsted (1861–1933),

#44
July 19, 2021
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Why Our Churches Don't Attract the Kinds of People Jesus Did

Have you noticed that, by and large, our churches don’t attract the kind of people Jesus did during his earthly ministry (the poor, marginalized, irreligious, and openly immoral)? Why is that? See Tim Keller’s take below.


Samuel Palmer, , 1851

#43
June 14, 2021
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Friend of Sinners


Edward Mitchell Bannister, Streamside, 1870

#42
June 7, 2021
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Gotta Getaway!

My wife and I are on a much-needed but way too brief getaway (I wrote and scheduled this before we left).


Paul Kutscha (1872–1935),

#41
May 24, 2021
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A Big Year


Marsden Hartley, New Mexico, c. 1918–1920

#40
May 10, 2021
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Praying in the Way of the Cross

How does following a crucified Lord shape our prayers?


Elmer Wachtel, , ca. 1920

#39
May 3, 2021
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Don't Believe the Hype

A timely warning from a trusted voice.


William Wendt, , 1920

#38
April 26, 2021
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Jayber Crow on Aging

A barber from a small Kentucky town reflects on growing old.


George Inness, , 1892

#37
April 19, 2021
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The Performance Treadmill

If you’re in Christ, you can hop off that treadmill.


George Elbert Burr, , 1899

#36
April 12, 2021
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The Lord Reigns!

Psalm 93 asserts that the fundamental truth about the world is this: the Lord reigns!


Camille Pissarro, , 1897

#35
April 5, 2021
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The Mountains Are Calling And I Must Go

Often around this time of year I get the urge to go wander in the mountains.


Edward G. Eisenlohr,

#34
March 29, 2021
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How to Pray the Psalms

Five suggestions for making the Psalms part of your prayer life.


Camille Pissarro, , 1891

#33
March 22, 2021
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Smile, We're Back on Daylight Savings Time

I’m enjoying more evening light as I write this week’s newsletter.


Winslow Homer, , 1894

#32
March 15, 2021
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The Psalms Give Us Words to Pray

Do you ever find yourself at a loss for words in prayer? There’s so much going on inside you—thoughts, feelings, fears, hopes—but you’re not quite sure how to express it. The Psalms can help.


George Inness, , 1894

#31
March 8, 2021
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Praying Together With the Psalmist

Please do not neglect the Psalms. Read them. Meditate on them. Pray them. No other practice has helped steady me as much over the past year as reading and praying a psalm each day.


Jean-Baptiste-Camille Corot, , c. 1865

#30
March 1, 2021
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Wendell Berry Doesn't Get Everything Right

I love Wendell Berry, but sometimes he frustrates me. Welcome to this week’s edition of In the House of Tom Bombadil.


Louis Eilshemius, , 1890

#29
February 22, 2021
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On Being a Birder

Have I become a birder? Is there any going back? Welcome to this week’s edition of In the House of Tom Bombadil.


John Atkinson Grimshaw, , ca. 1884

#28
February 15, 2021
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The Art of Looking at Art

I have some art for you to enjoy today. Welcome to this week’s edition of In the House of Tom Bombadil.


Gustave Loiseau, , 1912

#27
February 8, 2021
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The Death of a Legend

The death of a baseball legend, a praying feminist, why story is important, and a young poet mesmerizes the nation. Welcome to this week’s edition of In the House of Tom Bombadil.


Bertha von Tarnoczy (1846–1936),

#26
January 25, 2021
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The MAGA Jesus


Jean Béraud (1849–1935), L’accident: Porte Saint-Denis

#25
January 18, 2021
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Strange Times

Painting by Alfred Zoff
Alfred Zoff, ‌The Meadow Near Krems, 1903

#24
January 11, 2021
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Inklings of Heaven and Glimmers of Hope

Jean-Baptiste-Camille Corot, A Café In Vaugirard, c. 1850
Jean-Baptiste-Camille Corot, A Café In Vaugirard, c. 1850

#23
January 4, 2021
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After Christmas

Jasper Francis Cropsey, Pompton Plains, New Jersey, 1867
Jasper Francis Cropsey, Pompton Plains, New Jersey, 1867

#22
December 28, 2020
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Longing for the Day When Everything Sad Comes Untrue

Joseph Rubens Powell, Winter, 1835/1871 Joseph Rubens Powell, Winter, 1835/1871


#21
December 21, 2020
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Advent is a Microcosm of the Christian Life

John Constable, Hadleigh Castle, The Mouth Of The Thames–Morning After A Stormy Night, 1829
John Constable, Hadleigh Castle, The Mouth Of The Thames–Morning After A Stormy Night, 1829

#20
December 14, 2020
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Waiting and Watching

L.A. Ring, A Road Near Vinderød, Zealand, 1898
L.A. Ring, A Road Near Vinderød, Zealand, 1898

#19
December 7, 2020
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An Unusual Thanksgiving

A Sower of the Field on a Sunny Spring Day at Brendekilde Church by H.A. Brendekilde
H.A. Brendekilde, ‌A Sower of the Field on a Sunny Spring Day at Brendekilde Church, 1914

#18
November 30, 2020
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Don't Waste Your Trials

Albert Bierstadt, Buffalo Trail: The Impending Storm, 1869
Albert Bierstadt, Buffalo Trail: The Impending Storm, 1869

#17
November 23, 2020
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The Inmates Are Running the Asylum

Jozef Israëls, Peasant family at the table, 1882
Jozef Israëls, Peasant family at the table, 1882

#16
November 16, 2020
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On The Other Side of the Election (Sort Of)


H.A. Brendekilde, Children on a Country Road, 1892

#15
November 9, 2020
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See You on the Other Side

Georges Seurat, The Gardener, 1882–83
Georges Seurat, The Gardener, 1882–83

#14
November 2, 2020
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Christian Community in a Time of Pandemic

H.A. Brendekilde, Wooded Path in Autumn, 1902
H.A. Brendekilde, Wooded Path in Autumn, 1902

#13
October 26, 2020
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On Being the Scum of the World

George Inness, New Jersey Landscape, 1891
George Inness, New Jersey Landscape, 1891

#12
October 19, 2020
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On Getting Tested for COVID-19

H.A. Brendekilde, Fishing Boy, 1880
H.A. Brendekilde, Fishing Boy, 1880

#11
October 12, 2020
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A Big Week for the English Bible


Tyndale New Testament, 1526, Digital Commons, Cedarville University

#10
October 5, 2020
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Tom Bombadil Is Real!


Alma Thomas, , 1973, Smithsonian American Art Museum

#9
September 28, 2020
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A Hodgepoge


Camille Pissarro, The Boulevard Montmartre on a Winter Morning, 1897

#8
September 21, 2020
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Racism


Robert Seldon Duncanson, ‌Still Life with Fruit and Nuts, 1848

#7
September 14, 2020
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