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Ralph Schoenstein on the virtue of self-infatuation
One day last spring I stood before 20 children of eight and nine in [a] third-grade class to see if any heroes or heroines were inspiring them. I asked each child to give me the names of the three...
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Darkly and between Twin Peaks
This is an exquisite cover of the Julee Cruise track, “Into the Night”, by the PNW duo Orcas. It’s quite possibly more gorgeous than the original. Listen with the lights low.
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Christina Rossetti’s poem on the Epiphany Season
“Ephiphanytide” Trembling before Thee we fall down to adore Thee, Shamefaced and trembling we lift our eyes to Thee: O First and with the last! annul our ruined past, Rebuild us to Thy glory, set us...
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A playlist for the intersection of autumn and winter
This playlist is intended to be listened to at the intersection of autumn and winter (in this case, a bit after this point). The tracks here are dark, melancholy, seething, and enveloped by a sense of...
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Is he safe?
“Ooh!” said Susan, “I’d thought he was a man. Is he–quite safe? I shall feel rather nervous about meeting a lion.” “That you will, dearie, and make no mistake,” said Mrs. Beaver, “if there’s anyone who...
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“Tell all the Truth but tell it slant— Success in Circuit lies Too bright for...
“Tell all the Truth but tell it slant— Success in Circuit lies Too bright for our infirm Delight The Truth’s superb surprise As Lightening to the Children eased With explanation kind The Truth must...
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“What should we say about that? Does that come under the same Pauline...
“What should we say about that? Does that come under the same Pauline strictures? The web, after all, is not only filled with unbelievers but is a notorious free-for-all. Civil courts have rules of...
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“It wasn’t even intentional on my part. I just noticed a few weeks ago that I...
“It wasn’t even intentional on my part. I just noticed a few weeks ago that I had stopped describing myself to people as an “evangelical.” I had begun, subconsciously, to say that I am a “gospel...
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“The “weaker brother” argument often serves as a justification for...
“The “weaker brother” argument often serves as a justification for self-imposed (and institutionally mandated) teetotalism. And for good reason. It is a scriptural admonition that must be prayerfully...
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“Life in a Secular Age”: An interview with James K. A. Smith
Yesterday I listened to an elucidating conversation between Brett McKay (creator of The Art of Manliness) and James K. A. Smith (professor of philosophy at Calvin College). The conversation was on the...
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After Summer
I haven’t done this or much of any writing in awhile, but it is nice to put some ideas down, even when those ideas are simply in the form of a musical compilation. This particular playlist is what the...
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Doubling up, doubling down
This evening I am feeling morose. I have a few theories as to why this may be. The first theory is that I have been shirking my academic responsibilities and I am now feeling the due weight of my...
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Something Martin Luther said
Though a few days after the day we typically think about the Reformation and its impact on us as Protestant Christians, I’d like to share this quote I have shamelessly lifted from wiser men, and jotted...
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Russell Moore and His Speech
I’m currently mulling over some thoughts on Russell Moore’s recent Erasmus Lecture, reading through some of the commentary on the internet. There is actually little to be sifted through, but there are...
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Bothered by this
There is something that is currently bothering me and that is my own personal preoccupation with being a better writer and thinker. You might be wondering why this is something that bothers me. You...
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Belief is either true or it is not true
Faith held to be true is both personal and worthy of telling everyone about, including your children. There is no other way to see this. It’s quite simple: either that which you believe, you believe to...
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Basslines
Und soll wie aller Musik also auch des Generalbasses Finis und Endursache anders nicht als nur zu Gottes Ehre und Recreation des Gemütes sein. Wo dieses nicht in acht genommen wird, ists keine...
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Twin Peaks Storytellers: Angelo Badalamenti Revisits “Laura Palmer’s Theme”
For those who know me well, it is likely no secret that I am a fan of Twin Peaks. Even though its story is riddled with disturbing content and perverted characters, there is something to find and claim...
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Thucydides on living with those with which we disagree
[…]and we know that there can never be a firm friendship between man and man or a real community between different states unless there is a conviction of honesty on both sides and a certain...
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