Lovely, Dark, and Deep
The one observation on which all the Brothers focused with most interest, though, was what I might describe as the words beyond words. These poems are not just about a stone in the road and snow falling on a dark evening ...
Pollution and Sin: An Earth Month Reflection
As I picked up litter, I had ample time to reflect upon the stunning parallels between human pollution and sin.
Taking a Turn Taking it on the Chin
But the attacks on higher education are also part of a broader trend, which devalues work itself, especially work motivated by love
Garden With Children
I am happy that the boys enjoy the garden too. But who knows how it will be in five years?
Can Good Deeds Become Like Murmurations?
The lessons of murmuration are clear. There is power and safety in community
A Phone that Does not Ring
Jess never missed calling me today, even when I was half a world away. This marks the eleventh year that my phone will not ring.
The Race to the Bottom: A Review of Ross Benes’s ‘1999’
It never fails—whenever Benes defends low culture, he does so in the exact terms that he ought to be using to criticize it
Crisis Response and the Remembering of Nightlife Hample
A peaceful crisis response paves the way for restoration and wholeness.
On Lear, Lent, and Christian Tragedy
The man of faith knows that even the deepest darkness may be irradiated