“So, you also, when you have done all that you were commanded, say, ‘We are unworthy servants; we […]
Vocation
We like to watch train wrecks, even if we watch them through our splayed fingers. In Not Okay […]
The story of mankind’s fall into sin is something we overlook at our own peril. It possesses the […]
Tomorrow, we celebrate the independence of the United States of America. The Fourth of July is the great […]
You cannot serve two masters. Servants (Služobníci; 2020; streaming on Kanopy or for rent on Prime Video) highlights […]
The only film I remember seeing in a seminary classroom was The Green Mile in a graduate hermeneutics […]
One of the truly terrifying prospects in my life, a source of deep melancholy and fruitless wish-dreams, is […]
Janus is the two-faced Roman god of doorways and gates, and often marks periods of transition. He represented […]
The physical affects of COVID are well documented. We all know what symptoms to look out for, as […]
What is the responsibility of sports fans towards their teams? It is a question I’ve legitimately been wrestling […]
No matter what side of the political spectrum we hold to, it would be hard not to admit […]
“Great Things are Achieved by Embracing Great Danger” – Xerxes I’d like to pretend that I was sitting […]
The late comedian Rodney Dangerfield was famous for quipping, “I get no respect.” That line showed up in some way, shape, or form in most of the films he was famous for. Dangerfield typically played the role of bumbling but loveable idiot, who somehow managed to come out on top. But even though he came out on top, he still “got no respect.”
So, in my last blog I introduced you to my newest obsession, my 1968 VW Type II Double […]
Jack Donovan in his book Becoming a Barbarian has a chapter titled “The Empire of Nothing.” In it he offers a compelling critique of our current political and cultural milieu. In fact, he argues that it isn’t so much a culture that is being forwarded but an anticulture where there is no “Emperor, no center and no people.” Instead, the Empire of Nothing is a collection of businesses and institutions that have aligned against identity in some vague hope of “progress.”
In preparation for the coming election, I had to re-sign my voter registration record. In addition to a […]
During the Covid-19 health crisis, I think that we have all accepted the restrictions placed upon us by […]
Sometimes she lost her mind. Rinsing, chopping. Gathering stirring. What did all of it mean. Emotions that should […]
In one way we think a great deal too much of the atomic bomb. “How are we to live […]
Dear Darkness,
Boldly quiet, ageless grace
Still and steady resting space
First born calm eternal place
Did you ever anticipate the downfall of your reign?
The pain
The bane
Your slayer’s dressed in white