: 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 …
: 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 …
: 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 …