I just finished running every day for a year
Friends, Today I completed a 365 day run streak. I have run at least one mile per day for the past year. To mark the occasion, below are some initial...
Change your name, and fool the Angel of Death
Friends, As we head into a new year, two excerpts from things I've been working on are below: one from a recent sermon and one from an article published...
Leslie Odom, Jr. on the Holy Family
Friends, This newsletter is an ongoing attempt at slower, but still social media. For the past year or so, the emphasis has certainly been on the slow part....
Origin Stories, Human Dignity, and The Repair Shop
Friends, Origin stories tell us who we are as individuals, and who we are as a society. In other words, if you want to explain some of what you see in...
Breath
Friends, Yesterday I baptized our daughter. It happened on the Feast of Pentecost, after a night of protests, riots, and looting across the country. Those...
Update on Augustine Reading group PLUS another chance to read something together.
Friends, See below for an update on the Confessions of St. Augustine reading group and a chance to read yet another book together without scheduling yet...
Invitation: Confessions of St. Augustine Reading Group
Friends, You are invited to join me for a weekly discussion of The Confessions of St. Augustine. Sign-up now to be notified when the reading and meeting...
Today's Break: Christmas lights in the Jungle
Friends, The nation of Columbia has been home to one of the longest-standing guerrilla warfare conflicts in the world. For over 50 years, the FARC guerrillas...
Today's short break from the news: Old beauty, experienced afresh.
Friends, Today’s short break from the news is a beautiful flash mob performance of Ode to Joy. A few observations and favorite moments before you watch:...
A 15-minute break from the news that will heal your soul
Friends, It is worth pausing to consider that you have received dozens of emails about the virus from your church, schools, gym, movie theater, and local...
Welcome Billie Wynn Jordan! Plus saints who pierce their ears, one-star reviews of National Parks, and the monks of Silicon Valley.
Friends, There is a new addition to the Jordan family, one that has caused me to encounter a new modern-day saint. Plus, we take a look at the monks of...
Men without Chests, St. Augustine on Education, and an Ash Wednesday invitation
Friends, Seventy-seven years ago today C.S. Lewis delivered the first of three lectures that would eventually become The Abolition of Man. Tonight, CDA...
Church architecture & metaphysics, plus your phone might be using *you*
Friends, This time around we explore the link between metaphysics and architecture, with a little bit of help from a friend named Hans. (If that doesn't...
Keeping Time and saving the Humanities
Friends, We embark on a quest to save the humanities, meet the slow watch, and I share about a workshop on classical education and Christian formation I am...
On Empires, Nations, and Vocation. Plus a living poet you need to meet!
Friends, This time around I share a slightly longer thought on Vocation, as well as some delightful words from Martin Luther about marriage. But first, have...
Moon Chapels, Hymn Madness, and a thought about Vocation
Friends, Happy New Year / Feast of the Holy Name! A little over one year ago, in tandem with the deletion of my social media accounts, I brought back this...
Prayer Books, Sunscreen, and a new new new Helvetica
Friends, It has been a minute, but this time around I share a fascinating sentence I recently read about the Book of Common Prayer, an article about how...
The Beautiful Game, Marie Kondo, and my new wardrobe.
Friends, This time around we hear a professor of literature explain the beauty of soccer, discover Marie Kondo’s one flaw, and find out why my wardrobe was...
Bingo in the New Year, Yo Yo Ma, and the Visual Commentary on Scripture
Friends, Merry Christmas, Happy New Year, and a Happy Feast of the Holy Name to you all! This time around I share a great episode from the Song Exploders...
Social media that doesn't drain the soul, Christmas Eve services, and a word on John Grisham
Friends, This time around we explore a new social media experience that is designed not to drain our souls, and I share links to the now complete Nicene...