Essay Archives

Jan 30, 2014 Essay

A Table in the Wilderness, An Altar on the Farm

Creation as liturgy.

Jan 23, 2014 Essay

Health By Numbers

Are statistics becoming more important than people?

Jan 16, 2014 Essay

Monastic Wisdom for Public Life

Finding new rivers in the desert.

Jan 9, 2014 Essay

Confessions of a Former Skeptic: Questions for Institutional Vocation in the Garden

Learning to love the institution of church.

Dec 20, 2013 Essay

Reading Culture Charitably

We need to remain attentively open to the Spirit’s gifts in unexpected places. When we do so, we might be surprised to find that even the empire is less disordered than we expected.

Dec 13, 2013 Essay

“The Ballet of Street Life”: On Common Grace Liturgies

Our culture’s liturgies can dance to the beat of God’s drum.

Dec 1, 2013 Essay Patronage: Why We All Need to Invest in Culture

World View

An annotated reading of your world, including poetry, sledgehammers, and the Religious Right.

Dec 1, 2013 Essay Patronage: Why We All Need to Invest in Culture

Culture Care: Called to be Patrons

Let’s lay down our weapons of culture war and become patrons of beauty, tending our culture with care.

Dec 1, 2013 Essay Patronage: Why We All Need to Invest in Culture

Welcoming Kickstarter into the Clubhouse

While it can and should never replace the deep patronage necessary for shalom, online crowdfunding can have a valuable place in positive culture-building.

Dec 1, 2013 Essay Patronage: Why We All Need to Invest in Culture

Learning to Care

For parents, education is about growing in our children the capacity to care, regardless of the education system we choose for them.

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A Table in the Wilderness, An Altar on the Farm

Health By Numbers

Monastic Wisdom for Public Life

Confessions of a Former Skeptic: Questions for Institutional Vocation in the Garden

Reading Culture Charitably

“The Ballet of Street Life”: On Common Grace Liturgies

Culture Care: Called to be Patrons

Welcoming Kickstarter into the Clubhouse

Learning to Care

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