2022-03-17: Currently Reading: The Seven Storey Mountain by Thomas Merton 📚
2022-03-17: I’m looking to buy a digital piano. I’ve read a few reviews online, and it seems like …
2022-03-03: Currently reading.
2022-02-28: When I’m not reading for my dissertation, I’m currently reading: The Experience of God: …
2021-07-05: Christ and Constantius In preparation for a summer course on early Christian political theology, I have been reading the …
2021-01-08: Some relatable reflections on writing anxiety from one of my former (and favorite) professors: …
2020-11-03: Patrick Deneen on the role of higher ed in politics: “The best course would be for those of us …
2020-11-02: Paul D. Miller: “The most urgent and most moral necessity in American politics is to dismantle …
2020-10-20: Historically, the church’s political theology, at its best, has served to temper the sword of …
2020-10-14: Psalm to Our Lady Queen of the Angels You can read Dana Gioia’s latest poem at First Things here: Psalm to Our Lady Queen of the …
2020-10-07: The Deep Christian Roots of Religious Liberty Where did the notion of religioius liberty come from? In his recent book, Liberty in the Things of …
2020-09-23: Paul Griffiths on overcoming boredom: As you learn to cultivate attention over time, you’ll find …
2020-09-22: Christ's Bankers St. Ambrose: Let our enemies not be jealous of our properties; let them confiscate them, if such be …
2020-09-14: A brief reflection on reading Athanasius’ Life of Antony during the pandemic.
2020-09-13: James Parker: Some of my most radiant interactions with other human beings have been fleeting, …
2020-09-12: The Egyptian King ⚽️
2020-09-12: Liverpool’s opener reminded me of the 2016-17 season. A thrilling but ultimately disappointing …
2020-09-09: Simple Gifts: ‘Tis the gift to be simple, ‘tis the gift to be free, Tis the gift to come …
2020-09-09: Russell Moore: “Shock and awe power is the way of the crucifiers. Kindness and gentleness is the way …
2020-09-08: The System Still Works Conor Friedersdorf: Watching footage of unjust police killings is enraging and traumatizing. It’s …
2020-09-07: Highly recommend: Reading While Black: African American Biblical Interpretation As An Exercise In …
2020-09-06: Lessons from Frederick Douglas on reading from the past Alan Jacobs: >Reading those figures from the past, even when he disagreed strongly with them, …
2020-08-31: Traditional Country Music J. Brandon Meeks: Traditional Country Music was an exercise in fearless self-revelation. It …
2020-08-28: Though not as conspicuous in the photo, the sun beams looked like they were piercing a hole in the …
2020-08-28: From our latest trip to the Dallas Arboretum.
2020-08-28: Asian Tramp Snail #DallasArboretum
2020-08-28: Vinca 🌱 #DallasArboretum
2020-08-28: Purple Coneflowers 🌱 #DallasArboretum
2020-08-24: David Bentley Hart: “Wisdom is the recovery of innocence at the far end of experience; it is …
2020-08-20: Divvying up the loot after our latest library raid.
2020-08-20: Some helpful advice for procrastinating writers. Goodness knows I need it…
2020-08-20: Who Is an Evangelical? Thomas Kidd’s summary definition of an “evangelical”: Historically, evangelicals …
2020-08-20: Wesley Hill on the Lord’s Prayer: “Above all, I want to show that the Lord’s …
2020-08-20: Poly-Parenting: Is This The Brave New World We Want?: “Call us unenlightened. But we question the …
2020-06-25: Champions of England, champions of Europe, champions of the world. YNWA. ⚽️
2020-06-21: Inevitably Liverpool are off pace after an extended break. ⚽️
2020-06-20: Crepe myrtle at dusk. 🌱
2020-06-19: ⚽️ Nearly $100M for Maguire. 😂
2020-06-19: Retune the Sky: Several centuries ago, music was, in Daniel Chua’s words, “tugged out of its …
2020-06-18: John Piper’s golden rule of reading: “Do unto authors as you would have them do unto …
2020-06-17: The Habitus of Theology Tyler Wittman on the habitus of theology: The habitus of theology is the God-given disposition or …
2020-06-17: Some things haven’t changed. Arsenal are still a ghost of their former selves. ⚽️