The Kirk-paradox

The murder of Charlie Kirk left me, like many others, feeling shocked and confused.

Sep 17 • 

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July 2025

Is there a track beneath us?

As the bar sealed over my lap, I felt a familiar sense of resolve.

Jul 25 • 

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The existential lesson behind stocking grocery shelves.

Each day, I stock shelves.

Jul 14 • 

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May 2025

Can technologies of behavior solve the problem of evil?

In B.F.

May 18 • 

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April 2025

We've gotten freedom all wrong.

You’re probably thinking about freedom the wrong way.

Apr 27 • 

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Why successful men still mansplain

When my wife and I first started dating, I relayed to her my inexplicable obsession with the concept of free will.

Apr 16 • 

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Why we need the symbolic

Studying psychology at a research university has given me the opportunity to speak with reputable scholars.

Apr 12 • 

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Chesterton on the sanity of commitment

Let’s be honest, commitment isn’t really a Western strong suit.

Apr 9 • 

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The Eerily Ecclesial Camus

Dear friends,

Apr 1 • 

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January 2025

Some kids need SSRIs

The trouble is identifying who they are.

Jan 7 • 

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May 2024

Women and The Gender of God: A Conversation w/ Rev. Amy Peeler, PhD

Rev.

May 6, 2024 • 

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April 2024

The Non-Negotiability of Worship

David Foster Wallace, in his 2005 Kenyon commencement speech (shortly before his suicide) said this:

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