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Paul’s letter to the Philippians has been a favorite of mine ever since I was a child. I was rerreading a portion of it this morning, my childhood long behind me, and jotting down some thoughts that maybe reframe how this letter continues to speak to me today: 4 Rejoice in the Lord always. Again IContinue reading “To Be Rejoice Worthy: Seeking the Thanksgiving in Philippians 4”

Picking up Ryan G Dunns Theology of Horror: The Hidden Depths of Popular Films seemed an obvious fit for spooky season. Less obvious would be pairing it with Paul J. Schutz’s A Theology of Flouishing. There were two portions of Schutz’s introduction that helped solidify this as a helpful conversation partner with a theology ofContinue reading “A Theology of Horror and A Theology of Flouishing: Two Books and One Idea Shaping This Year’s Spooky Season”

“The Lord spoke to Moses “in the wilderness of Sinai, in the tent of meeting, on the first day of the second month, in the second year after they had come out of of the land of Egypt, saying, “Take a census…” (Num 1:1-2) I’ve been working my way through a new commentary on theContinue reading “In the Wilderness: Finding Life in the Book of Numbers”

31 years. That’s how long it has been since I graduated high school. And subsequently that’s how long it has been since I’ve seen most of my graduating class. Had a random invitation the other week to meet up with some old classmates. Two to be precise. The reason? My old school was honoring aContinue reading “Filling in the Gaps of 31 years: Travelling Back in Time Between High School and 50”

I recently finished the book The Medieval Mind of C.S. Lewis: How Great Books Shaped a Great Mind by Jason M. Baxter. Highly recommended. It’s a rich and compelling exploration into the writers that shaped Lewis’ own journey and thought practices. It is in fact these voices that provide a window into what plagued hisContinue reading “The Medieval Mind, the Last Romantic, and the Art of Recovering Myth-Telling For a Modern World”

In my half point reflection back at the beginning of July, I noted the overall lack of releases in 2025, along with these films reflecting a slate of good to very good but not great releases with there being very little in the way of real standouts. Following up on the first front, at theContinue reading “Thoughts on Film at The Third Quarter of 2025”

I recently came across a recommendation for a new 2025 book by author Kate Riley called Ruth. It was advertised as a book for the curious and persistant seeker, following a “fictitious” religious commune/communty that has obvious and direct allusions to the Hutterites. I’ll be honest, after going out and purchasing it and now havingContinue reading “Finding The Necessary Tension at the Crossroads of Two Stories: Learning What It Means to Know God Through Our Participation in the Spaces We Occupy”

One of the impulses of all art is to give a name to the cosmos we see despite all the chaos (A Light So Lovely: The Spiritual Legacy of Madeleine L’Engle, Sarah Arthur) I came across a descriptive the other day of what it looks like to navigate the 40’s (not the decade, but theContinue reading “A Light So Lovely: How The Story of Madeleine L’Engle is Helping Me Navigate A Year of Transition”

There seems to be a common theme emerging for me this summer through conversations with people and with the things I am reading. Certainly some of it connects to the present state of politcs between Canada and America. The concerted movement to “reinvest” in Canada feels reminiscent of the Covid years where the shutdown wasContinue reading “The Power of A Place and Learning What it Means to Know Ourselves”

I was listening to an episode of the podcast It Means What it Means, titled “Scripting the Son with Kyle Hughes,” episode 86. Here Hughes discusses what is called “prosopological exegesis,” which reflects an interpretive approach which seeks to bring together appropriate criticisms and the role of Tradition. Put simply, “prosopon” means faces or persons,Continue reading “Prosopological Exegisis: Rediscovering the Patterns of the Christian Life”