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 Something Big” and “Change the World.” There’s … Read More
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 University of Wisconsin-Madison. Long-time blogger, avid reader, … Read More
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 you will remember that Jennings gave a … Read More
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 [IndieBound]. That book was co-authored with my friends Jordan Green and Dan Gibson. The three of us wrote … Read More
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 much that I wanted to read not … Read More
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 be felt many years later. Thankfully, we … Read More
I recently had the privilege of editing a manuscript for my friend, the artist and writer Kari Gale. Kari writes a lot about pilgrimage and her forthcoming book describes the ten weeks she spent on Iona, a small island off … Read More