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A Murmuration of Saints
I recently stayed on the campus of a seminary in Kentucky. On a walk one evening I noticed the seminary had put up a bunch of signs around the campus that said: “Attempt... Read More
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Why I Sold Back My Smartphone [Guest Post -Jonathan Melton]
Why I Sold Back My Smartphone (& Why I Blame David Fitch) A Guest Post by Jonathan Melton Jonathan Melton is a priest and chaplain to the Episcopal faith community at the... Read More
Tradition, Transformation, and the Space In Between.
I had a chance this summer to read and review theologian Willie Jennings’s new commentary on the book of Acts. (Review coming soon in the print Englewood Review of Books magazine). Some of... Read More
Eternal Beings Living in Time: On Wendell Berry’s “Jayber Crow”
Author’s Note: I wrote this short essay for my 2010 book, Besides the Bible: 100 Books that Have, Should, or Will Create Christian Culture . That book was co-authored with my friends Jordan Green and... Read More
Wendell Berry: Advice for New Readers
Today is the birthday of Wendell Berry, the writer, farmer, and activist from Port Royal, Kentucky. Berry is my favorite author. Only twice in my life have there been authors I loved so... Read More
The Half-Life of Holiness, Part 2
In Part 1 of this piece I talked a bit about my new project about the re-enchanting of ordinary life. I also reflected on whether faithful presence might leave a trace that can... Read More