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Nov 28, 2019 Essay

In Acknowledgement of Acknowledgements

Dispelling the myth of the solitary genius.

Nov 21, 2019 Essay

How Garbage Collectors Can Refresh Our Theology

Scraping back the veneer called “vocation.”

Nov 1, 2019 Best of Comment, Essay Love and Fear

A Spiritual Autobiography

We all come from God. If things go well, by God’s grace, we are all headed back to God. But the road is almost never very clear, and it is the ruts and hurdles that make up the stuff of a story.

Oct 17, 2019 Essay Love and Fear

I laid breathless on my back, staring in the direction where my feet would normally be, at an enormous, bulging belly. I gently caressed the ball-shaped appendage, shooting Dave an assuring grin and a thumbs-up as it tightened and relaxed through contractions. The...

Oct 17, 2019 Essay Love and Fear

Patchwork Patterns

In need of a small victory and a tactile point of focus, I dedicated a few evenings to mending. Inspired by the beautifully useful Japanese art of sashiko and compelled by a bike-chain-shredded hole in a favourite red jumper, I patched the elbow with geometric...

Oct 17, 2019 Essay Love and Fear

We Are Never Alone

Some thoughts on accompaniment.

Oct 17, 2019 Essay Love and Fear

A Letter to Love

Dear Love, Have you noticed how easily people seem to claim my work for yours lately? To be blunt, I am as offended as I am proud. You may be the star of today’s vernacular, but you’ve become nearly obsolete in practice. And me? Well, I have become a master of...

Oct 10, 2019 Essay Love and Fear

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In Acknowledgement of Acknowledgements

How Garbage Collectors Can Refresh Our Theology

A Spiritual Autobiography

Meeting Grace

Patchwork Patterns

We Are Never Alone

A Letter to Love

Turning the Tide

Public Faith, Public Space

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