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.
Between Me and God
God is supposed to be my father, but when I think of a father I think of an empty space.
You Should Know Better
Abject wretch that you are, you mistook fear’s voice for advice.
Pollen Springs Eternal
Antonio Vivaldi captured his spring’s breezes in his concertos, and yet I always welcome spring with a wince.
When One Tomb Closes, Another One Opens
Who needs an institution that goes after a lamenting, struggling Black woman?
