Quotes, Excerpts, and References

Jul
28

Household of Faith Documentary

It delights me that this documentary still exists, is still on YouTube, and includes the very passionate comment, "Very
Jan
20

Let's Get Confused Together

I've started writing three different posts to sort of parse out my own thinking on what happened two
4 min read
Jun
30

Did Shakespeare Write Shakespeare?

Jonathan Bates takes on the "Who wrote Shakespeare?" conspiracy theory.
5 min read
Nov
01

Where I've Been

Rummaging through some old files, I stumbled across this journal entry from eight years ago. It shocked me, like I
5 min read
Jul
25

What Script Writing and Event Producing Have in Common

I was browsing around the movie section of a bookstore (because if you’re going to take a break from
2 min read
Jul
23

Dorthy L. Sayers and Learning Anything

Dorthy Sayers, in her speech, The Lost Tools of Learning, outlines how the use of language is the primary goal
2 min read
Jul
11

Most can't be a great preacher/teacher every week

Spending five years in a context that saw a consistent line of itinerant speakers really gave me an appreciation for
2 min read
Jul
04

Why the Church Calendar Doesn't Work

I’ve been wading into the details of the liturgical year, so I asked Evan if he had any threads
1 min read
Jul
03

Religion in America

This 4th of July, I bring you another quote from Alexis de Tocqueville. Happy Independence Day! There is an innumerable
2 min read
Jan
31

The Quiet Power of Introverts

On Matt’s recommendation, i listened through Suzan Cain’s book Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That
4 min read