Category Archives: Faith

Streams of Loving and Learning

I spent a chunk of my afternoon today working trying to get a better understanding of what the next week of teaching will look like for me.  I checked out the platform that I’ll most likely be using to record … Continue reading

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Point and Counterpoint

Yesterday I posted links to a couple of articles by Yuval Levin attempting to speak intelligently about Our Current Moment from a place where ethics, economics, politics, and sociology meet.  Since then, another couple of articles have made their way … Continue reading

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“When Sorrows Like Sea Billows Roll”

From a February 1994 concert at the Family Broadcasting Corporation:

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“For the Sake of Your Love”

It’s taken a few days, but I think I’ve found a decent morning routine for “spring break” that could easily last me for the next month depending on how school scheduling works out.  A good almost hour-long walk in the … Continue reading

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“All Shall Be Well”

Today was a little more productive than yesterday.  It started with a neighborhood walk (which was good because most of the rest of the day brought rain). Then I made my way to the classroom to get ready for the … Continue reading

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The Long and Short of It

Scrolling through social media can be daunting and depressing in even the best of circumstances.  How much more daunting and depressing it can be in times of concern and crisis.  But it can also be of some comfort, as it … Continue reading

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Still Growing Young

This live rendition of Rich Mullins’ “Growing Young” improves on an almost perfect song.  I like the acoustic vibe.  And a little bit of Chesterton is always a great thing.

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The City Full of Songs

This is the song that always comes to mind when I think of Nashville and the many cities and towns around it.  They’ve been on my mind all day.

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Reading Mark throughout Lent

This year Mark provides the Gospel through-line for the season of Lent.  When I realized this, my mind went straight to something written by Eugene Peterson many years ago (and anthologized in his collection Subversive Spirituality).  I thought it might … Continue reading

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On the Week’s End

It’s been a week.  And now that it’s coming to an end, it’s nice that we’ve got a cool night with a good breeze here in Honolulu.  And more than that, I just found this video from 1994 of Rich … Continue reading

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