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November 2021

November 10, 2021

The Religious Pull of Politics OR Why you should be committed to a church (if you can)

Is it possible to be committed to The Church if you're not committed to a...

November 08, 2021

Visionings ^4: An Interview with an Iconographer

Visionings is a series that explores sight and seeing. Recap This is the third piece...

October 2021

October 08, 2021

Visionings ^3: Praying Through Icons

Visionings is a series that explores sight and seeing. A Recap In the last...

September 2021

September 22, 2021

Visionings ^2: Icons

Visionings is a series that explores sight and seeing. In the first installment, we considered...

July 2021

July 16, 2021

Visionings ^1: Whale Eyes

Visionings is a series that explores sight and seeing. In the first installment, we consider...

January 2021

January 20, 2021

With God On Our Side

The first world war, boys it came and it went the reason for fighting...

June 2020

June 04, 2020

Pray & Fast: a Robust Spirituality for Social Justice

Is not this the fast that I choose: to loose the bonds of wickedness, to...

May 2020

May 26, 2020

The Disruptive Gift of Silence: a Lesson from the Pandemic

At the time, March 12 felt like any other Thursday. I went to the office....

April 2020

April 11, 2020

“Only the suffering God can help”: a Meditation on the Cross

This is the transcript of a message I gave during our Good Friday Compline service...

March 2020

March 23, 2020

Riding the Rona Roller Coaster, OR Do Not Despair

The emotional whiplash caused by the coronavirus and the changes it has wrought has been...

March 16, 2020

Lent During a Pandemic

I hesitate to post anything related to the pandemic, especially while we are yet in...

February 2020

February 21, 2020

Written Prayers: Gifts from Howard Thurman & John Stott

This may sound like an odd confession coming from an Anglican priest but, once upon...

November 2019

November 27, 2019

Preparing for Advent: Reflections on Tanner’s “The Annunciation”

The Annunciation Henry Ossawa Tanner’s “The Annunciation” is one of my favorite depictions of this...

November 25, 2019

Should all Christians be vegetarians? Pt. 4: On meat

This is Part 4 in a series of posts exploring the question “Should all Christians...

November 22, 2019

Should all Christians be vegetarians? Pt. 3: On death

This is Part 3 in a series of posts exploring the question “Should all Christians...

November 28, 2018

Advent Book Recommendation: Malcolm Guite’s Waiting on the Word

Hands down, my all-time favorite book to read during Advent is Malcolm Guite's anthology of...

August 2018

August 22, 2018

Cultivating Intellectual Humility: a Lesson from the Chartres Cathedral and C.S. Lewis

The first thing I should say is that this cathedral is a library. I want...

May 2018

May 11, 2018

Andy Stanley and the Old Testament: A Few Concerns

In a recent sermon, Andy Stanley, the Senior Pastor of North Point Community Church in...

March 2018

March 16, 2018

Wisdom from Bonhoeffer’s Preaching

On a recent trip to New York City, I found this gem buried in the...

February 2018

February 23, 2018

Should all Christians become vegetarians? Pt. 2: On creation

This is Part 2 in a series of posts exploring the question “Should all Christians...

February 14, 2018

Two (and a half) Lent Devotional Recommendations

What do you recommend? Several people have asked me for recommendations for Lenten devotionals. Finding...

February 11, 2018

Should all Christians become vegetarians? Pt. 1: On ethics

Part 1. Framing the Discussion This series of posts exploring the question “Should all Christians...

August 2017

August 18, 2017

Racism in America: Resources for (White) People

As a middle-class white kid, growing up in a very white place, I was blissfully...

October 2016

October 28, 2016

On cause mieux quand on ne dit pas causons OR Why Our Pursuit of Happiness is Making Us Miserable

From its very foundation, the American imagination was formed by the so-called inalienable right to...

April 2016

April 26, 2016

Saved by One of Our Own

While explaining his understanding of the Atonement in Mere Christianity, C.S. Lewis acknowledges the fact...

March 2014

March 04, 2014

Three Reasons Why We Need Lent

Ash Wednesday is right around the corner. On this solemn day, the marks placed on...