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…
Love Casts Out Fear
In the middle of a marathon week at school, I sat down for my first round of parent-teacher conferences. In…
Advent I: Three Meditations
Written October 2016, Revisited December 2018 The Chancel Tapestry You gaze out from your textile window, serene. You—crowned in red…
Grateful for…
To be grateful is to recognize the Love of God in everything He has given us – and He has given us everything.
A Dandelion Scatters in the Wind
All Souls Day • Someone’s Birthday • Sufi Poetry • After One Week in Africa • In which Jet-Lag and Language Learning make for a Very Scrambled Blog Post