Big ones. Small ones. Some as big as your head.
That there is within man an inherent desire to to create is undeniable - one only needs to witness a child with a box of lego or an adult with a restaurant napkin to confirm this fact. The problem is that our natural impulses, along with everything else in the world, are not clean, shiny,... Continue Reading →
Though this might sound like the start of a bad joke (or a good one, depending how deep you are in the trenches of fatherhood), I recently bumped upon a living amalgamation of all three (well to be fair, he died about a hundred years ago.) This discovery was made possible through the uncanny literary... Continue Reading →
Recently I listened to a seminar given by a young woman who seemed to indicate that the church had dropped the ball when it came to preaching the whole gospel. I was cautiously optimistic, hoping there might be some discussions about the sad neglect of truth in our age. But no. The gospel for this,... Continue Reading →
There is power in a name. The right name can be liberating - the means of gaining access to certain privileges or excusing us from others. The wrong name, however, can function as a kind of portable iron maiden - a narrative we feel powerless to escape. Perhaps no name is more celebrated today then... Continue Reading →
Part of my research regarding classical Christian education has me swimming in waters I would never have chosen of my own volition. One such eddy in these waters is entitled Leisure, The Basis of Culture by Josef Pieper. You could be forgiven for thinking less of me for reading such a book, but you should... Continue Reading →
The accusation was once leveled at me, “what do you do, read all the time?” Though I don’t think it was said with malicious intent (at least I’m banking on that), it got me to thinking about the assumed premise behind such a sentiment — namely, people who spend their time reading or reflecting are... Continue Reading →
“We live in an age increasingly unaware of the power of its own expression. . .” Todd Anderson Speaking from experience, I think I can say with a fairly sure degree of accuracy that many people treat poetry like small children treat food - eat what you know, avoid... Continue Reading →
See if this sounds familiar: “There’s a chance you’ll make a decision today that will be followed by a consequence - which may lead to you having to make another decision. The planets also indicate that most people would rather avoid you so consider changing your shirt.” Assuming you’ve lived the majority life outside of... Continue Reading →
Believe it or not, I enjoy wading through controversy about as much as I enjoy snapping a wasps’ nest down my gym shorts. That being said, I think we could all do with some good ol' fashioned plain speaking now and then, especially when those [issues] that must not be named keep emerging from the... Continue Reading →
