Essays/Papers
Playing in the Dirt
It’s raining today, but I’m not as bummed out as usual. I can’t explain how it happened, but I’ve experienced a budding interest in plants, flowers, and, to be frank, dirt in general. I have somehow learned to love plants, growing things that are either edible or nice to look at, and enriching my soil—of […]
Telling Your Own Story
The Story Core Project and This American Life, both projects that focus on everyday people, confirm what we should have known all along: ordinary people are fascinating. Celebrity may amuse or interest on occasion, but who would take People Magazine over the story of a wealthy business man who attempts to negotiate a peace deal […]
The Mutable People
Start writing for 20 minutes with the following opening line:
“If the mute button worked on people . . .”
If the mute button worked on people I would put it to good use in cafes, trains, planes, and other public places. Cell phone technology has advanced to the place where even people who shouldn’t have cell […]
Rescued From the Kitchen Sink
I never found profanity tempting until I attempted plumbing. Plumbing is unforgiving, stubborn, and awkward. There is nothing worse than working on something fragile and difficult in close quarters. No wonder plumbers don’t give a second thought to the height of their pants.
Our new home had a nice location, but everything else was either […]
Christian Blogs: Fulfilling Grenz’s Communal Vision for Theology
Two months ago I wrote up a tribute to theologian and noted author Stanley Grenz. It was in response to a call for papers. Knowing that a many theological giants would be submitting their own reflections and tributes, I figured that I didn’t have too much of a chance to get in
Nevertheless, I spent a […]
My Article to the Princeton Theology Review
I’m probably a few days off, but about a year ago from today, theologian Stan Grenz quietly passed away. Grenz was very influential on many young theologians (including myself) who were trying to make sense of theology in a postmodern context. He put into words what many of us felt. He provided categories, the very […]
