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Fame Is a Fickle Food

2 weeks ago | mbird.com | Duo Dickinson

The Tragic Humanity of Palm Sunday Fame is a fickle foodUpon a shifting plateWhose table once aGuest but notThe second time is setWhose crumbs the crows inspectAnd with ironic cawFlap past it to theFarmer’s cornMen eat of it and die-Emily DickinsonPalm Sunday celebrates celebration. And celebration makes celebrity. In the mid-twentieth century, low Episcopalians like me treated Palm Sunday like it was Easter’s warm up act.
The Brothers Zahl Official Music Playlist

Jul 2, 2024 | mbird.com | David Zahl

DMA'S 03:17 The 8th Day 05:09 The Byrds 03:18 Glass Tiger 03:37 The Who 03:01 Jeanne & The Darlings 02:13 ABBA 04:34 Wings 04:32 Hot Chocolate 04:29 ABBA 04:52 Stevie Wonder 05:57 The Beach Boys 01:38 Swamp Dogg 02:49 Elvis Presley 02:20 Johnny Cash 03:44 Bob Dylan 05:08 Poolside 04:14 Bryan Ferry 05:13 Spiritualized 03:46 Rush 05:21 Honeybus 02:57 Aimee Mann 03:41 Electric Light Orchestra 04:30 Pet Shop Boys 04:45 The Honeycombs 03:15 Karen Silver 05:23 Taylor Swift 04:05 Colm Wilkinson...
The Brahmin in The Bahamas

Jun 28, 2024 | mbird.com | David Zahl

Perspectives of Suffering, Guilt, and Responsibility In the recommendations at the end of the recent “Free Will?” episode of The Brothers Zahl podcast, John Z references a section from William Kirk Kilpatrick’s 1985 book The Emperor’s New Clothes.
We Do Not Do This Because It Is Easy

Jun 12, 2024 | mbird.com | Sarah Condon

But Because We Thought It Would Be Easy Sarah Condon — “We Do Not Do This Because it Is Easy, But Because We Thought it Would Be Easy” from Mockingbird on Vimeo. Sign up for the Mockingbird Newsletter Δ
Life Is Not a Journey

Jun 5, 2024 | mbird.com | Sam Bush

What is the most effective metaphor for life? Is it a box of chocolates? A highway? A roller coaster? Each of these images captures what it means to be a person and all the surprises, twists and turns that come with it. But these words do more than just describe life; they change how we understand it. A person who sees life as a race will live very differently from a person who sees it as a gift. The metaphor du jour is that life is a journey.
June Playlist - Mockingbird

Jun 3, 2024 | mbird.com | David Zahl

Danielson, U2, Nada Surf, Robbie Williams, The B-52’s, and more Sign up for the Mockingbird Newsletter Δ
From Your Child’s School: the End of the Year Newsletter

May 22, 2024 | mbird.com | Sarah Condon

A Plea for Some Relief As this school year begins to wind down, I find myself baffled at the way that my children’s sartorial demands are ratcheting up. If you are unfamiliar, I am speaking of the School Newsletter. In it, we learn that the last week (or God, forbid, month) is full of themed dressing. Dress like a tourist day, Barbie/Ken day, monochromatic day, and my most favorite, Allergy Awareness Day. And yes, these are all real examples.
Blessed Perplexity

May 16, 2024 | mbird.com | David Zahl

Perhaps God is not interested in clarity so much as faith. We do not proclaim ourselves; we proclaim Jesus Christ as Lord and ourselves as your slaves for Jesus’ sake. For it is the God who said, “Let light shine out of darkness,” who has shone in our hearts to give the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Jesus Christ. But we have this treasure in clay jars, so that it may be made clear that this extraordinary power belongs to God and does not come from us.
18 Perfect Pop Songs About the Apocalypse

May 15, 2024 | mbird.com | David Zahl

Bob Dylan, Switchfoot, Janelle Monáe, Larry Norman, 10,000 Maniacs, and More Sign up for the Mockingbird Newsletter Δ
A Levitating Jesus?

May 9, 2024 | mbird.com | Jason Micheli

The Meaning of the Ascension When Jesus had said this, as they were watching, he was lifted up, and a cloud took him out of their sight. While he was going and they were gazing up toward heaven, suddenly two men in white robes stood by them. They said, “Men of Galilee, why do you stand looking up toward heaven?