Lewis, Animals, and the Nativity + New scheduling option for Spring Classes!
Friends, Happy final days of Advent 2025! If you are in the Dallas area and looking for a Christmas Eve service: I will be preaching at 2pm and 5pm at Church...
Slow Productivity + Two new Spring classes: register today!
Friends, We are halfway through our fall Book of Common Prayer class, and I am excited to announce two new Spring Living Room classes on offer next semester!...
Dashed Hopes, Sobered Eyes, and the World as Given
Friends, As you may be aware, October was a noteworthy month for the Anglican Communion. (If you find yourself interested in an overview of what is happening...
Publication date + a glimpse into the Confession of St. Patrick!
Friends Below you will find an update about the timing and publisher of my next book, and another chance to register for the November/December Book of Common...
Sign up for a fall or spring class with me?
Friends, In the past fifteen years at my school, my appreciation for administrative and leadership work has grown. My enjoyment of these things has not...
Holy Cross Day during a Poignant Week
Friends, Today is the Feast of the Holy Cross. A Holy Day on the other side of the church calendar from Good Friday, during which we are called to reflect...
In which an obvious (but important) truth is stated.
Friends, As is often the case, this short note started with a quick thought I recorded in a parking lot. Below is the first attempt to put down in words some...
1700 years since Nicaea, our Family Adventure, and a return to the Dark Side
Friends, This email update is being sent on the week of my 40th birthday. I fully intend to have a Mid-life Crisis™️ of some sort, but I have not yet...
A few text messages about Pope Leo XIV
Friends, In the final weeks of the school year—and the final week before taking two trips to the American Southwest—I do not have as much time as I would...
Sede Vacante … What happens now?
Friends, Sede Vacante. Pope Francis I has died—lux aeterna luceat ei—and the Chair of St. Peter is empty. If you are Roman Catholic, the implications are...
Holy Week with the Jordans (and a review of The Last Supper)
Friends, Holy Week is here, and if you are going to be in Dallas for these Holy Days you are invited to join the Jordan family at one or more of these...
A (rare?) request
Friends, This email contains a (hopefully rare?) request that requires two explanations on the front end: one about the audience of this particular...
On Soccer, Catechesis, and an Apple Shortcut to help you pray
Hello, Friends! For those readers who (1) want to pray more regularly, (2) want those more regular prayers to be rooted in the Book of Common Prayer, and (3)...
There are (at least) Three Ways to Tech
Friends, My latest essay is rooted in the question of how you and your community should approach technology, especially in light of how major tech companies...
Good Books, Excellent Speech, and a new bunk bed project
Friends, Since there is nothing interesting going on in the American political sphere, I thought I would fill your inbox with a few short personal updates....
A mini writing retreat, Not-a-Podcast, and Malcolm Guite's commencement address!
Hello, Friends! I took a couple of days away from the school this week to force myself to spend a few hours at a time working on Rhythms of Habit. The result...
Ash Wednesday 2024
Friends, On the evening of Tuesday, September 11, 2001, the people of our nation—and many across the world—went to bed with a pit in their stomachs. The next...
Meet Bandit! Plus my new Covenant column and an update on Rhythms of Habit
Hello, Friends! Mostly through my own fault, the Jordans are a bit delayed in filling out our own family Bingo cards for 2024. You can download and print a...
In Praise of the Beautiful Game, and some early thoughts about AI
Hello, Friends! While much of my newsletter attention these past six months has been spent keeping Rhythms of Habit reasonably updated throughout the...
Introducing Rhythms of Habit!
Friends, While I am keeping this newsletter as a way of occasionally sharing fascinating things with you all, I am thrilled to introduce you to Rhythms of...