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: An attempt to harness technology as a tool to accomplish what I find to be most important in life. …

: The Mediterranean: a rather stunning cradle of civilization.

: Pentecost and Genesis 11: Nothing they propose to do will now be impossible for them.

: In the Judaean desert, on an unexpected trip of a lifetime a week before our 15 year anniversary.

: Church of the Annunciation, Nazareth.

: Moral idiots and a liberal arts education The paragraph below, from Alan Jacobs, is an important one to comprehend. The rest of his post helps …

: The World, the Flesh, and the Devil. These are the three forces that aim to tear down the creatures …

: What an exciting turn of events it would be to see Wrexham promoted to League Two and Chelsea …

: Being part of a Diocesan email listserv and serving as a parish priest both mean that I regularly …

: Letter to Students: On ChatGPT, for now You happen to be a student at a fascinating moment in the history of information and technology. It …

: Soccer is an icon of virtue ethics, and as such it is a form of leisure that points us to what it …

: Remarks: An introduction to our Rhetoric Capstone Student Presentations I am encouraged by many things this evening, but I would like to name two of them. First, I am …

: If It Be Your Will by Leonard Cohen is sung from the perspective of Jesus from his arrest and trial …

: Because of our sophisticated watches and our ability to schedule our days down to the minute with …

: To all those who love soccer, and to those who don’t but love someone who does. The dedication page …

: On Leisure and Work (Josef Pieper) One of Josef Pieper’s central claims in his 1948 Leisure: The Basis of Culture is this: we place too …

: What was before him appeared no longer a creature of corrupted will. It was corruption itself, to …

: GPT-4 scores well on a variety of common academic benchmarks, but I am most intrigued—though not …

: A view from the Supporters Section after a late first-half equalizer this weekend. An early birthday …

: Lessons from Nicodemus this Lent: The problem with humanity is not a lack of information. You and I …

: The eve of Ash Wednesday 2023 is a good time to remember that fasting is an exercise that leads to …

: The final chapters of Esther provide us with a reminder of why we have a liturgical calendar in the …

: A rediscovery of Moral Beauty? Paul Vitz once said that in our age we will recover—or rather rediscover—many traditional beliefs …

: But the Turing test cuts both ways. You can’t tell if a machine has gotten smarter or if you’ve just …

: English soccer is worth watching in its own right, but it does not hurt that its commentators have …

: This must be the New Math everyone is talking about?

: ChatGPT and tools like it are not the end of the world, but they do highlight a worrying trend: we …

: Rest in Peace, Benedict XVI Quite soon, I shall find myself before the final judge of my life. Even though, as I look back on my …

: Merry Christmas from the Jordan family. (Shown here in both our forced and natural poses. I will let …

: The final week of Advent means it is time for the seven O Antiphons. I find these to be helpful …

: A lesson in governance as I navigate changing traffic signal timing for a light near our school: The …

: A full few days of putting up lights, a family hike, USA soccer, basketball, Bob Goff, and work on …

: I named our sunroom lights by their cardinal directions, not expecting political commentary gems …

: Are you in organizational leadership in any capacity? I’d love some advice. What helps you: …

: Advent is about preparation for judgement, and that is actually a good thing. Almighty God, give us …

: An under-appreciated mark of a truly great sports commentator: knowing when to say nothing. Messi …

: Advent is coming. Time to set some intentions for this Holy New Year.

: Oh no. It has happened. I tried to prevent it by asking reason to temper my expectations. But mere …

: I just finished reading Pillars of the Earth. It was published when I was four years old, but seems …

: An unusally free Saturday means that I had a chance to make some good progress on the playhouse.

: I am pretty sure the title “Queen of Christmas” is already taken.

: Leaving Twitter is a small but important first step towards a healthier relationship with …

: The final first-person verb of the Nicene Creed helps us remember that the Christian faith is more …

: All Souls Day is a helpful antidote to our death-anemic culture that oscillates between ignoring and …

: The farmer and the pig.

: Settled on a good use of a corner of our new backyard: building a playhouse for the kids. (Current …

: I paused the Tottenham match I was watching in the 95th minute to wake up my daughter so she could …

: Many have fallen by the edge of the sword, but not as many as have fallen because of the tongue. …

: My wife returned this weekend from a two week pilgrimage on the Camino de Santiago. My latest piece …

: I do not love it when a match is decided by PKs—they are a terrible way to lose—but it was quite the …

: The two teams I support most have coaches who insists on their “System” even when the …

: The seven day week as a microcosm of the Church Calendar. Read more here.

: Slowly but surely, my Run Thy Neighborhood project continues. Today’s run completed the outer frame …

: Three years ago today I was ordained a Priest in the Episcopal Diocese of Dallas.

: The USAMNT proceeded to cough the ball up 54 times inside their own half in the first half alone. …

: My Run Thy Neighborhood goal hit a first milestone today: Heights Park (my actual neighborhood) is …

: A change I made to my work email last week has proven quite fruitful: Emails that I am copied on now …

: Tottenham’s “win or tie even when it’s ugly” approach has finally caught up …

: One of the benefits of following the Church calendar is the nearly constant reminders that it …

: O earth, how like to heav’n, if not preferred The opening line of Satan’s soliloquy in Book IX of …

: Grass: the great American contribution to world soccer this fall. The seed, developed by a …

: Introducing Rhythms of Habit - a newsletter about approaching the church calendar as an apprenticeship in holiness I am thrilled to introduce Rhythms of Habit, a newsletter about approaching the Church Calendar as …

: Rest in peace, and rise in glory, Elizabeth II. The late Queen Elizabeth II played the hand she was dealt about as well as it could possibly have …

: This is the moment George W. Bush heard that a second plane had crashed into the WTC.

: FWIW: amateur comes from the Latin (via French) amatorem: lover. An amateur does a thing primarily …

: More than a few friends have slowly become fans of The Beautiful Game by way of two things: (1) My …

: Or put another way: what we need most in moments of conflict are the humanities, and what we are …

: Two Football Notes With more Americans playing in top flight European leagues than ever, and performing especially well …

: Rich Mullins was the greatest of the 90s era evangelical musicians. (If you know the era, you know …

: After the year-long run streak finished in March, I fell off the bandwagon for a couple of months. …

: There are 82 years between these two: my daughter (2) and my grandmother (89), both hiking Red Rocks …

: My article on social media and virtue that recommends M.b as a viable alternative to Big Social was …

: Our ancestors sharing what they saw when they checked in on our “progress”: They have …

: There are a few pivotal moments recorded in the Gospels that give us a glimpse into Jesus’ life …

: Began reading these two books today; one for professional and the other for personal reasons. I …

: Glory, glory, Tottenham Hotspur!

: On End of Year Academic Awards Ceremonies An excerpt from my opening remarks at our Rhetoric School Awards Ceremony. The most important things …

: I am not sure we are going to “Redefine” education with QR codes…

: Wendell Berry’s poem Manifesto: The Mad Farmer Liberation Front is all the more …

: Wrapping up a draft for my next Covenant piece that tries to answer the question Is there an …

: Scrapped idea for another day A scrapped idea for this year’s Easter Vigil sermon that I think would be interesting to …

: A One Year Run Streak Today I completed a 365 day run streak. I have run at least one mile per day for the past year. To …

: On the Lower Slopes of Worship We are all beginners in the liturgy, really. All of us—from the first-time visitor who finds himself …

: 'Man is what he eats.’ With this statement the German materialist philosopher Feuerbach thought he …

: But a new major era seems to be just beginning in the shadow of the old and dying modernism. I have …

: Since the beginning of recorded history, empires and civilizations have risen and fallen; sometimes …

: An observation after having run every day for 297 days in a row: The first mile is almost always the …

: That’s why he and two co-authors—Dweck and Greg Walton of Stanford—recently performed a study that …

: Change your name, and fool the angel of death. Read more from my recent article for the Feast of the …

: Spent some time reflecting on Psalm 91, vocation, the Daily Office, work and life balance, and more …

: Working title for a writing project I am chipping away at these days: Presence in a Virtual Age: a …

: I have to imagine that those who work towards developing or are in any way excited about the …

: I'm not so sure that the problem with Twitter is that people are feeling the need to hold back from …

: The Tower of Babel (Genesis 11:1-9) is essential background reading for the Day of Pentecost (Acts …

: From mocking him, to being intrigued as I learned more about his personal life (including his visit …

: Three quick thoughts as I approach two months without a smart phone. I don't need a smartphone.Very …

: The basic temptation in the Garden of Eden boils down to this: Take, eat. This food is your path …

: Whereas refusing to read these authors and learn about their worlds — or to do so merely in order to …

: Catholicism is a very tangible business—it's about seeing and hearing, touching, tasting, and …

: Christians have apparently been praying for AD 2020 for quite some time… From The Great …

: introducing istherepublicstillintact.com (This was an oddly theraputic way to spend thirty minutes.)

: Someone needs to purchase istherepublicstillintact.com and update with a simple “Yes" or …

: Is there an indiweb/open alternative to Strava, etc.? I also use Smashrun, but would love a site …

: Spent most of the past month working through potential return-to-school guidelines. This just about …

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: From a sermon preached in 2007 by Archbishop Rowan Williams.

: Re-reading Watership Down with a group if incoming high school freshmen this summer has been a real …

: Today’s (road trip + birthday) breakfast. Austin has its fair share of great brisket, and …

: All work email is officially blocked on all devices for the next eight days. One of the few true …

: Ready for another season of (mostly) news-free online life. Freedom is now setup to perpetually …

: It is called saving, and, when possible, it is among the most tangible ways you can set yourself up …

: top education officials detail plans to open public schools for in-person classes this fall. By …

: But a deeper question lurks beneath this debate: are these services making you a better or worse …

: A freeing principle to adopt in the social media world: Having a reason to maintain presence on a …

: The City of Dallas reacting to the fact that the entire city has been doing some spring cleaning …

: Taken as a whole, the (Book of Common Prayer) is the ritual celebration of the seasons of our lives …

: If we're the time's lords If we’re the time’s lords, we don’t determine when to celebrate feasts by looking at the phases of …

: The Pagans said 'Look' They said ‘Vide, look! How the love one another.’ They did not say, ‘Aude, listen to the Christians’ …

: Leadership is often a matter of failing people’s expectations at a rate they can stand. Ronald …

: On using email as email At my best, I try to use email as its namesake suggests it should be used: as an electronic mailbox. …

: Very interested to read how folks have approached migrating personal sites/blogs from WP to MB, …

: How to Stop Loving Your Phone Becoming detached from my phone and off-hours email access started well over two years ago. The list …