Cultivating a Calling
“What if you think you have a calling in life, but you’re just not good at it?” Dr Molloy bent…
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Why Bother to Write? Part III
Don’t be afraid to spend all you have. Why bother to write? After reading my last piece in this series, my…
Adventus
An Advent Reflection
Heavy Metal, Tradition, and the Good Life
A series on the paradox of modernity’s loudest critics. Heavy metal music, especially extreme metal, is frowned upon among many…
Advent in Mara’s House
Advent isn’t a season in which we force ourselves to be sad, it’s the season in which we recognise how…
Whispers of Restoration and Resurrection
There are whispers of restoration and resurrection running everywhere through the fibers of the natural world.
Action or Depth?
If a storyteller is going to take you on a wild adventure that bends literary norms, frightens you, and captivates…
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The Art and Allure of Reading Scripture Aloud
When we practice oral Scripture interpretation, we get a clearer view of God.
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A Visit to My Daughter in the Hospital
She is my daughter, and the pain flows from the same place as the love.
Art for Our Time
Why we need the creativity of our contemporaries.
Advent and Election Day
The Kingdom, the real one, has come. It is coming, unstoppably, inexorably, day by day in and through all of…
Getting Back to What Really Matters
Finding peace post-election.
Cooper Union
The Sazerac gets a Scotch twist. Recently I wrote about one of my favorite drinks, the Sazerac. The Cooper Union is…
Should Artists Get Political?
What is true for scientists is also true for artists.
Five Ways to Bring Happy Hour to Nonprofit Work
Cocktails, craft beers, and creating community This is the transcript of a talk I gave at the Colorado Nonprofit Association…
Sazerac
Or, how to spot an institution that skimped on its bartender. Philadelphia is known for its cocktails–especially its throwback speakeasies….
Out of Loss, Rediscovering a Giant
And what it means to be a warrior. Last October I was forced to confront that cold reality we face…
Why Bother to Write? Part II
Every generation needs its own poetry.