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September 4, 2015. It’s the peculiar rules of hectic Cairo traffic, the ones seemingly unknowable to anyone not born within earshot of the …. Continue reading →. There are cedars where I’m going. July 20, 2015. On the other side of the sea, clasped tight between ancient mountains and a battered blue coast, perches a small …. Continue reading →. Griffin Paul Jackson Blog. Griffin Paul Jackson Blog. A most futile foreign policy. Word counts for Newbery Medal winners. Follow Blog via Email.
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They couldn’t save the photo album | Griffin Paul Jackson
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They couldn’t save the photo album. Posted by Griffin Paul Jackson. Asymp; 2 Comments. There’s a large, old apartment building one town over. It’s the oldest place around. Old brick, old heating, old beautiful architecture. Lots of families live there, and it’s pretty diverse. Still, folks have gotten along pretty well for the most part since the building went up. There’s a lot of history in that building. What’s the thing the residents always say when the alarms go off, when they have to evacuate? And n...
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There are cedars where I’m going | Griffin Paul Jackson
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There are cedars where I’m going. Posted by Griffin Paul Jackson. Asymp; 9 Comments. On the other side of the sea, clasped tight between ancient mountains and a battered blue coast, perches a small country with a brilliant and blemished past and, with a little help and a little hope, a great future. But Lebanon is not a nation in civil war anymore, and hasn’t been for a quarter century. It is, I understand, slowly wading back to the old shore of metropolitan glory, the Paris of the Middle East. The Syria...
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Where the moons are ever waning | Griffin Paul Jackson
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Where the moons are ever waning. Posted by Griffin Paul Jackson. Asymp; Leave a comment. Those were the good old days when Pluto, that distant frozen boulder and the object of our astronomical affections, was, in fact, still a planet. Is what it was doing. That means that, very possibly, unless you are John Kerry or an intercontinental pilot, New Horizons travels farther in a single day than you will travel in your lifetime. It’s simply unbelievable, and it’s only getting crazier. We are living in a new ...
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Better than words | Griffin Paul Jackson
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Posted by Griffin Paul Jackson. Asymp; 3 Comments. Much braying about the moral health of the country has gone firing across the social corral in the last week. And because neighborly love and coexistence is important to all of us — or should be — maybe we could stand to turn some of the punditry and rhetoric down. It’s been getting awfully static-y up in here anyway. But Christianity, like any way of living, is not a life of words, but of action. If orthodox Christians want credibility when it comes to ...
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Soul Vultures? An earthquake in Nepal is not an ‘opportunity to swoop in’ | Griffin Paul Jackson
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An earthquake in Nepal is not an ‘opportunity to swoop in’. Posted by Griffin Paul Jackson. Asymp; 3 Comments. If the gospel is true, if we are to view history with eternal rather than temporal eyes, it must also be true that the saving grace of Jesus Christ is the most desperate need of every person in the world. But that does not mean the Christian witness is best served by looking to pounce on people in the hour their desperation is most keenly felt. In fact, caring for people their bodies, their well...
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July 22, 2016. The final speech of the Republican National Convention painted a bleak, Blade Runner-version of America. The only solution, according to …. Continue reading →. A most futile foreign policy. July 21, 2016. This election is, unfortunately, not about policy. It’s a popularity contest. A polarity contest. It’s about proving how bad the …. Continue reading →. July 20, 2016. Continue reading →. July 8, 2016. Continue reading →. Word counts for Newbery Medal winners. June 22, 2016. June 14, 2016.
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Culture | Griffin Paul Jackson
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July 22, 2016. The final speech of the Republican National Convention painted a bleak, Blade Runner-version of America. The only solution, according to …. Continue reading →. A most futile foreign policy. July 21, 2016. This election is, unfortunately, not about policy. It’s a popularity contest. A polarity contest. It’s about proving how bad the …. Continue reading →. July 20, 2016. Continue reading →. July 8, 2016. Continue reading →. The issue is guns and prejudice… and radicalism. June 14, 2016.
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The NFL has a message for Jackie Robinson West | Griffin Paul Jackson
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The NFL has a message for Jackie Robinson West. Posted by Griffin Paul Jackson. Asymp; 1 Comment. The Patriots went on to win the Super Bowl, and they will keep their rings. Jackie Robinson West lost. In the World Championship, and ended up having everything they did win taken from them. To get a picture of the (dis)order of things, here is a list of recent sport suspensions:. 1 Ray Rice, 2 games. 8212; for beating his girlfriend. 2 Ndamukong Suh, 2 games. 8212; for stomping on a lineman. 8212; for recei...
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Syria | Griffin Paul Jackson
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A most futile foreign policy. July 21, 2016. This election is, unfortunately, not about policy. It’s a popularity contest. A polarity contest. It’s about proving how bad the …. Continue reading →. July 20, 2016. I’m back. A week ago, I stepped onto a plane from Rafic Hariri International Airport in Beirut and traveled back …. Continue reading →. Syria in summary – February 2016. March 4, 2016. Continue reading →. March 1, 2016. Continue reading →. How to make 2016 a better year for Syria. February 8, 2016.