Part of the challenge in academia is that my success seems tied to my ‘expertise.’ Read more…
A Prayer for the Busy Scholars
Our Father, whose sabbath rest is eternal and perfect, you have ordained a time and season for every task, and work, and problem.Read more…
The Perfection of our Praise: Reclaiming our Inner Folly on Palm Sunday (Scholar’s Compass)
Palm Sunday clarifies the purpose of Lent. It reminds us that our repentance is ordered toward a God who uses the foolish and weak things of this word to confound it. Viewed through Palm Sunday, Lent serves as preparation for an encounter with folly.Read more…
Writing as a Spiritual Discipline: Limits and Creation
What do the films Funny Farm, Throw Mamma from the Train, and The Shining have in common?Read more…
Thanksgiving for Domestic Hospitality (Scholar’s Compass)
During my own graduate days, there is no kindness for which I am more thankful than that of being welcomed into the homes of my peers and instructors.Read more…