In Defense of YA
To say there is nothing of value in popular, accessible literature read by many in their formative young adult years is narrow, elitist, and preposterous.
Unsolicited Updates
For a creature that technically does not have a brain, Clive has a great sense of dramatic timing.
What’s At Stake
I wish I could care less—it feels like a luxury.
Not a “Real” Academic
In my rare free time, I felt as if I had to be doing “academic” things to help advance my career.
A Year of Forgiveness
Alcohol makes for an effective shell to hide in.
Conversations I Don’t Miss
Speaking of kids, are you seeing anyone right now?
Hippy-Dippy New Wave Jesus Freak? What Christian Aesthetic Are You?
“Come Thou Fount” slaps when you speed up the tempo.
Debating Human Nature
Mencius likened ethical cultivation to the growth of a plant, with all people possessing inner sprouts of virtue within.
Signs of Spring
We do love Jesus. We do love people. But we are finding it harder and harder to love the church.
The Weird, the Bleak, the Now: Jeff VanderMeer’s Hummingbird Salamander
In many respects, Hummingbird Salamander is a typical VanderMeer story. Except when it isn’t.
