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Lorne Jaques
Lorne Jaques

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May 7, 2021

The Problem of Good.

Or, How Christians can respond to Evil. — Disclaimer: If you’ve recently been up close and personal with death, evil, chaos or pain, go read footnote 1 first. You might be familiar with the problem of evil. It goes a bit like this: If God created the world, then he is responsible for the kind of world he created. …

Theology

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The Problem of Good.
The Problem of Good.
Theology

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Nov 24, 2020

Christ in the Back Row.

Teaching the Glory of God. — Students roll into a fluorescent-lit building at 7:45am, still dreary from staying up late the night before. They get an hour of chemistry drilled into their head, and then an hour of geometry, and then maybe a study hall or some time in an elective. …

Christianity

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Christ at the Back of the Classroom.
Christ at the Back of the Classroom.
Christianity

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May 21, 2020

Hearing echoes of Ecclesiastes in Maggie Rogers.

Or, Between the Straining and the Return. — I think Burning by Maggie Rogers might be my favorite song of all time. If you’ve never heard it, it’s a bop; I love the beat, and the verses all have this driving intensity that culminates perfectly in each chorus. Plus the song is about a life and a love so bright it burns in your chest. The second verse of the song in…

Spirituality

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Hearing echoes of Ecclesiastes in Maggie Rogers.
Hearing echoes of Ecclesiastes in Maggie Rogers.
Spirituality

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Mar 19, 2020

The Coronavirus in Nashville.

Or, why all my friends and I are out of work. — Written (mostly) on Tuesday, March 17th. For the past two years, I’ve been balancing full time grad school and part time work. For the last 8 or so months, I’ve been lucky enough to work at the downtown location of Frothy Monkey, a coffeeshop/restaurant/bar here in Nashville. Two weeks ago, we joked at work about…

Coronaviruses

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The Coronavirus in Nashville.
The Coronavirus in Nashville.
Coronaviruses

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Feb 10, 2020

Time-Traveling Monks.

Or, how to see, know, and create God’s time. — In Greek, there are two different words for time. The first, chronos, means the time we’re all familiar with. It’s the ticking of a clock, the rotation of the earth, and the movement of the earth around the sun. While we have different time zones for different places, chronos is the same time no matter where you are. But…

Christianity

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Time-Traveling Monks.
Time-Traveling Monks.
Christianity

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Jan 22, 2020

A Theology of Place.

Or, how a coffee shop can change who you are. — Initially written Sunday, Jan 5th. An Average Day in the Life. Today I got to Portland Brew around 2:30, and grabbed a mug of coffee. The front room has these huge windows, and I grabbed a seat facing them. By the time I was half a mug deep, I had finished a few chapters of Nassim…

Christianity

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A Theology of Place.
A Theology of Place.
Christianity

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Aug 9, 2019

How to Grow Up at Summer Camp.

Reflections on living, leaving, and moving on. — 30% deep gratitude + 30% fulfilled joy + 40% the sorrow of loss = the last day of summer camp. Four years ago, I spent a summer as Moose. For ten weeks, I ministered to third and fourth graders, middle schoolers, and their families, and that ministry often looked like…

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How to Grow Up at Summer Camp.
How to Grow Up at Summer Camp.

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Nov 14, 2018

Homily on Psalm 1.

1 Happy are those who do not follow the advice of the wicked, or take the path that sinners tread, or sit in the seat of scoffers; 2 but their delight is in the law of the Lord, and on his law they meditate day and night. 3 They are…

Christianity

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Homily on Psalm 1.
Homily on Psalm 1.
Christianity

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May 5, 2018

What Your Tour Guide Failed to Mention About Lipscomb.

This school is not what it seems, but that’s not always a bad thing. — Let us begin with a parable of Lipscomb. “It’s Friday morning, and three friends are up early. One leads a Bible study with a bunch of freshmen. One attends an SGA meeting where he plans an incredible event for Lipscomb students, and one guy (an RA) busts a freshman resident for drinking the night before. The next night…

College

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What Your Tour Guide Failed to Mention About Lipscomb.
What Your Tour Guide Failed to Mention About Lipscomb.
College

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Feb 25, 2018

thankful places.

“Geography is every bit essential to the Christian life as theology.” — If you could pick up the four years I’ve spent at Lipscomb University, they’d fold neatly in half along the crease of the summer after my sophomore year. My first two years at college were (broadly speaking) spent discovering and confronting my own insecurities by building my faith. …

Christianity

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thankful places.
thankful places.
Christianity

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Lorne Jaques

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Writer. Teacher. Pastor. Interpreter of strange times, and aspiring polymath.

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