Have you seen the new Aladdin? Picture that city minus the magic and the ottoman architectural influences. That’s where I live.…
Q: What am I doing in North Africa?
A: Learning how to love… There is a lot of tension between Muslims and Christians in the world right now.…
Lessons Learned: Six Months in North Africa
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…
