The Goats, the Sheep, the End
I’d go as far as to argue that we crave fictions of the end.
Errata
I don’t know if this is an error per se, but it’s certainly a sin of omission.
Reflections on Cologne: Changed and Unchanged
Böll wrote prolifically about his city. I thought to turn to him for two thoughts about Cologne and what makes it distinct.
Orpheus, Eurydice, and the Inevitable
In the many centuries of death and love and loss since this story was first told, when would we not return to this story?
The Concert Count
If we can all connect with the same music, our souls must be similar in some way.
Deep Tracks
Grand Rapids Christian High commencement address
May 28, 2019
Things I Don’t Do
I don’t use Instagram or Snapchat, I don’t work sixty-hour weeks, I don’t watch Game of Thrones.
One Strawberry
You can’t care that deeply for every suffering thing,
Even I know this much.
61216
These forty-nine deaths I have not died.
You Ain’t Never Seen a Film Like Me: In Defense of Live-Action Adaptations
These live-action remakes might not always succeed in being great stand-alone movies, but maybe that’s not a fair standard to hold them to.
