Faith
It Could Have Been You
Last week I made it to an art exhibit I had been anticipating since its announcement: The Book of Esther in the Age of Rembrandt. Having read the book of Esther several times, I was familiar with the subject material, but I learned quite a bit about how the book
Magnum Mars
The subject of Christian masculinity has been hot these last few years and the NYT piece on Orthodoxy and the influx of young men to the faith have reignited interest in the Orthodox world. Religion professor Phil Dorroll writes about what masculinity looks like within the Orthodox Christian context. In
The Demise of a Newsletter
Another Substack writer jettisons the platform.
Negative Witness
In the TV series, Shogun, the fish out of water character, John Blackthorne, a Protestant English sailor on a Dutch ship, finds himself stranded in Japan. Almost immediately, viewers are introduced to his intense hatred of Catholics, particularly the Portuguese priests he quickly encounters in the country. He spews vehement
Bursting At The Seams
You don’t have to be a religious demographer like Ryan Burge to notice the decline in church attendance over the past few years. The trend was going south before the Covid-19 pandemic, but that event proved to be a major accelerant. Even my wife, who had faithfully attended our
Sacred Alaska Is So Much Further Than Lincoln Nebraska
Faith in the frozen North.
Demon Haunting
Thoughts about how our culture deals with the supernatural.
Invention of the Holy Cross
Inspired by a post by @Jonah on Micro.blog, I looked into the art of Daniel Matsui. One of the images that captured my attention was the "INVENTION of the HOLY CROSS." The image came with some apocraphyal stories to which I have become accustomed in the Orthodox
Do Not Pass Me Just To Slow Down
I worry about the kind of witness I will present if I'm too obvious about my faith.
Do Not Pass Me Just To Slow Down
I worry about the kind of witness I will present if I'm too obvious about my faith.
