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from marysville, wa · since 2004

Without form and void. Or, of making many posts there is no end.

Writing on liturgy, books, education, the church, and enjoying the process.

Last Sunday

Confession and communion notes for Lord’s Day liturgy at TEC.
confession exhortationAuthority TroublesSunday, October 18communion meditationMisthologySunday, October 18

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Besides Sunday

Other void fillers.
bring them upBlack Belt Raggants"Will this be on the test?" This is a standard student silly question.bring them upForging RaggantsIt was early one June morning as seven potential apprentices stood in the sun waiting for the blacksmith…bring them upYielded HustleThe following are my notes for the 2026 graduation at ECS.

From the bookshelf

Of making many books there is no end. 199 notes so far.All book notes
Cover of Keep Your KidsKeep Your KidsDouglas WilsonCover of Heaven Taken by StormHeaven Taken by StormThomas WatsonCover of PhantastesPhantastesGeorge MacDonald★★★☆☆Cover of The Christian SabbathThe Christian SabbathR.L. Dabney★★★★☆Cover of Sacred RhetoricSacred RhetoricR.L. Dabney★★★★☆Cover of Letters from the MountainLetters from the MountainBen Palpant★★★★★

In season

Turns over with the calendar.

Reformation Day is coming

The Word of ProtestForged from the ReformationThe Imaginative World of the Reformation

This week, years ago

2025Some Divisions Aren't Dumb2017The Genius of Geneva2007Sage Advice on Book Buying Priorities

A shot of encouragement

One verse or one good quotation. 194 of them.
“I've spent a decent amount of time thinking about the word nerve.”
Nerve as Faith · April 2026

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Collections worth taking in one sitting.
17 talksRaggant Fiction Festival talksLatest: Fiction for Unfavourable ConditionsRead them all 12 storiesFinal Assembly storiesLatest: Forging RaggantsRead them all 42 articlesParentingLatest: Keeping Your Kids StupidRead them all

All are yours

Other good work going on in Marysville and beyond. (1 Corinthians 3:21)

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