Yesterday evening, I was driving back from the desert with a group of friends. We’d only been gone for three…
St. Perpetua and St. Felicity
Recently, I had the opportunity to visit the Roman city of Carthage. The amphitheater at Carthage is the site of…
Time to Get Real
“How can I be real with people about what it’s like to be here in North Africa?” That’s what I asked my roommate, Ashley, before I sat down to write this afternoon.
Mixed Motives
I came to Africa with mixed motives. I came because I love my Arab refugee friends and I wanted to…
Entering into Lent
Remember that you are dust, and to dust you shall return.
On being brave
A few days ago, I was thinking back to my freshman year at college. Back then, bravery meant trying a…
In Defense of Complexity: Static vs. Story
Have you ever noticed that Santa’s not the only one keeping a naughty list? Just scroll through the headlines on your news app or watch a few late night comedy clips. We all have them—personal lists, collective lists.
Why I love a good murder mystery
W. H. Auden once wrote, “For me, as for many others, the reading of detective stories is an addiction like…
She Gave Her Heart Away
Sit tight folks—it’s time to take on the purity movement. If I had a YouTube channel, this would be a…
Culture Shock
Before I left the states, I took an online orientation course through my company. In one of the units, we…
