Essay Archives

Sep 1, 2007 Essay Making the most of college (second annual)

Making the most of college: Recovering the lost logic of church

“Why bother going to church when I don’t feel like it?” Cannot a walk in the woods be as spiritually meaningful? Cannot a latté at Starbucks be as deep a time of fellowship? Cannot sleeping in on Sunday morning be as personally refreshing?

Sep 1, 2007 Essay Making the most of college (second annual)

Making the most of college: The off-campus investment

You may not stay forever, but you’re there for a reason.

Jun 1, 2007 Essay Summer reading

‘You say you want a revolution’: re-imagining Greenwich Village

Greenwich Village in New York City is where people go—still—for “authentic living”, for “being real”. They go seeking rest from the rules. They go seeking rest.

Jun 1, 2007 Essay Summer reading

The space between: summer reading on cities

A great city is more art than science.

Jun 1, 2007 Essay Summer reading

Reading ‘business’ this summer

Despite the “humiliation of the word,” if you want to maximize the abilities God has given you, reading good books must form a big part of your life. Expand your thinking with great books in philosophy, leadership, and . . . investment!

Jun 1, 2007 Essay Summer reading

Vocations, vacations, and politics in public

Take time this summer to escape into responsibility and reflection. Take a retreat, for new vision and old certainties to be made fresh again.

Jun 1, 2007 Essay Summer reading

‘What’s the point?’ Summer reading on the arts

Progressing from milk to meat . . . Adrienne Dengerink Chaplin leads us into summer reading on the arts.

Jun 1, 2007 Essay Summer reading

Tasty summer selections

Byron Borger knows more about books than is probably healthy. He’s a small-town bookseller with a mail-order business, especially for students and those involved with campus life. Borger’s picks are accessible “starters” for this summer’s reading.

Mar 2, 2007 Essay

Loving God, for beginners

How can I love someone I have never seen? Perhaps by thinking of my relationship with Him in the same way as with my earthly loved ones—no shortcuts, no superficiality.

Mar 1, 2007 Essay Things we love

50 things I love about city life in Washington, D.C.

This place and its people are wild, alive—owned and loved by God Himself. When I fully digest this, my love for this city and my understanding of who God is intensifies and spills over into love and hope for those nearest me.

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Making the most of college: Recovering the lost logic of church

Making the most of college: The off-campus investment

‘You say you want a revolution’: re-imagining Greenwich Village

The space between: summer reading on cities

Reading ‘business’ this summer

Vocations, vacations, and politics in public

‘What’s the point?’ Summer reading on the arts

Tasty summer selections

Loving God, for beginners

50 things I love about city life in Washington, D.C.

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