The crisis of Western and Christian culture: Christian Idolatry, Part IV

There are many reasons why American Christians have been reacting the way they have when it comes to their political and social behavior and responses, but I think one reason stands out from the rest: Christians (more broadly, conservative Americans in general) feel like their way of life is under attack. I’d say that, based […]

My book available now

Lost the Plot: Finding Our Story in a Confusing World, available in paperback, hard cover, and eBook on Amazon, Bookshop, and Wipf & Stock

My book is Available

After many years of work, I’m thrilled to announce my book, “Lost the Plot: Finding Our Story in a Confusing World,” has been published by Resource Publications, an imprint of Wipf & Stock, and is immediately available for purchase (follow the link)! Thank you to everyone who has followed this blog over the years, though […]

How to keep the world from falling apart – Part I

Our practice of lying to ourselves is combining with crippling levels of fear in the face of change. We need to address both issues for a healthy society.

The scars of our fathers: Remembering John Secord

The trauma of generations past can impact us today, but healing can be found.

Why are we so divided? It’s about identity

It’s hard to wrap our minds around how diametrically opposed Americans are politically and culturally. It often feels quite literally like we are living in different realities from each other, perceiving events so distinctly that it’s as if we’re on separate worlds. And this phenomenon isn’t limited to the U.S. – most Western democracies are […]

The idolatry and slavery of identity

“You have made us for yourself, O Lord, and our hearts are restless until they rest in You.” – St. Augustine, Confessions “All of you who were baptized into Christ have put on the family likeness of Christ. Gone is the distinction between Jew and Greek, slave and free man, male and female – you […]