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A 20th Anniversary Post to Kerry

Posted on May 9, 2017 by Brenton Dickieson

Today is my 20th anniversary! Our house this morning was not a La La Land set, but filled the mundane tasks of laundry, breakfast, and off to school. As much as I would expect all the world to break out … Continue reading →

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Superior Equality in Love: A Thought from “Pride and Prejudice”

Posted on June 14, 2016 by Brenton Dickieson

I have just had the great experience of teaching Jane Austen’s great romantic novel Pride & Prejudice.  I am sure I gushed, which is not at all fitting for a professor of graduate students. I could not help it: it … Continue reading →

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Superior Equality in Love: A Thought from “Pride & Prejudice”

Posted on February 16, 2015 by Brenton Dickieson

I have just had the great coincidence of finishing Jane Austen’s great romantic novel Pride & Prejudice in the season of Valentine’s Day. It is a story so well told in its original context, and yet so universally enticing and … Continue reading →

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Touching Noses, a Marriage Proposal

Posted on October 27, 2014 by Brenton Dickieson

I have, without exaggeration, officiated at more than 200 weddings. It is is something I enjoy, an opportunity to bless a couple at a transformative moment in their lives. The profound reality of being the wedding minister is that I … Continue reading →

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Love, Actually: Pat Robertson vs. C.S. Lewis on Real Love

Posted on September 23, 2011 by Brenton Dickieson

Recently Pat Robertson has hit the media with a crazy statement. Some of you may not be surprised. When he’s not calling on American military to perform an assassination or suggesting that the gay pride parade in Orlando might be … Continue reading →

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