2023-03-14: What was before him appeared no longer a creature of corrupted will. It was corruption itself, to …
2023-03-14: GPT-4 scores well on a variety of common academic benchmarks, but I am most intrigued—though not …
2023-03-06: A view from the Supporters Section after a late first-half equalizer this weekend. An early birthday …
2023-03-06: Lessons from Nicodemus this Lent: The problem with humanity is not a lack of information. You and I …
2023-02-21: The eve of Ash Wednesday 2023 is a good time to remember that fasting is an exercise that leads to …
2023-02-17: The final chapters of Esther provide us with a reminder of why we have a liturgical calendar in the …
2023-02-13: A rediscovery of Moral Beauty? Paul Vitz once said that in our age we will recover—or rather rediscover—many traditional beliefs …
2023-02-07: But the Turing test cuts both ways. You can’t tell if a machine has gotten smarter or if you’ve just …
2023-02-06: English soccer is worth watching in its own right, but it does not hurt that its commentators have …
2023-01-29: This must be the New Math everyone is talking about?
2023-01-27: ChatGPT and tools like it are not the end of the world, but they do highlight a worrying trend: we …
2022-12-31: 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 …
2022-12-30: Merry Christmas from the Jordan family. (Shown here in both our forced and natural poses. I will let …
2022-12-18: The final week of Advent means it is time for the seven O Antiphons. I find these to be helpful …
2022-12-16: A lesson in governance as I navigate changing traffic signal timing for a light near our school: The …
2022-12-04: A full few days of putting up lights, a family hike, USA soccer, basketball, Bob Goff, and work on …
2022-11-29: I named our sunroom lights by their cardinal directions, not expecting political commentary gems …
2022-11-28: Are you in organizational leadership in any capacity? I’d love some advice. What helps you: …
2022-11-27: Advent is about preparation for judgement, and that is actually a good thing. Almighty God, give us …
2022-11-26: An under-appreciated mark of a truly great sports commentator: knowing when to say nothing. Messi …
2022-11-26: Advent is coming. Time to set some intentions for this Holy New Year.
2022-11-21: Oh no. It has happened. I tried to prevent it by asking reason to temper my expectations. But mere …
2022-11-20: I just finished reading Pillars of the Earth. It was published when I was four years old, but seems …
2022-11-20: An unusally free Saturday means that I had a chance to make some good progress on the playhouse.
2022-11-16: I am pretty sure the title “Queen of Christmas” is already taken.
2022-11-04: Leaving Twitter is a small but important first step towards a healthier relationship with …
2022-11-02: The final first-person verb of the Nicene Creed helps us remember that the Christian faith is more …
2022-11-02: All Souls Day is a helpful antidote to our death-anemic culture that oscillates between ignoring and …
2022-10-31: The farmer and the pig.
2022-10-30: Settled on a good use of a corner of our new backyard: building a playhouse for the kids. (Current …
2022-10-26: I paused the Tottenham match I was watching in the 95th minute to wake up my daughter so she could …
2022-10-26: Many have fallen by the edge of the sword, but not as many as have fallen because of the tongue. …
2022-10-20: My wife returned this weekend from a two week pilgrimage on the Camino de Santiago. My latest piece …
2022-10-18: I do not love it when a match is decided by PKs—they are a terrible way to lose—but it was quite the …
2022-10-04: The two teams I support most have coaches who insists on their “System” even when the …
2022-10-04: The seven day week as a microcosm of the Church Calendar. Read more here.
2022-10-02: Slowly but surely, my Run Thy Neighborhood project continues. Today’s run completed the outer frame …
2022-09-28: Three years ago today I was ordained a Priest in the Episcopal Diocese of Dallas.
2022-09-24: The USAMNT proceeded to cough the ball up 54 times inside their own half in the first half alone. …
2022-09-21: My Run Thy Neighborhood goal hit a first milestone today: Heights Park (my actual neighborhood) is …
2022-09-14: A change I made to my work email last week has proven quite fruitful: Emails that I am copied on now …
2022-09-13: Tottenham’s “win or tie even when it’s ugly” approach has finally caught up …
2022-09-13: One of the benefits of following the Church calendar is the nearly constant reminders that it …
2022-09-12: O earth, how like to heav’n, if not preferred The opening line of Satan’s soliloquy in Book IX of …
2022-09-12: Grass: the great American contribution to world soccer this fall. The seed, developed by a …
2022-09-10: 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 …
2022-09-08: 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 …
2022-08-27: This is the moment George W. Bush heard that a second plane had crashed into the WTC.
2022-08-27: FWIW: amateur comes from the Latin (via French) amatorem: lover. An amateur does a thing primarily …
2022-08-26: More than a few friends have slowly become fans of The Beautiful Game by way of two things: (1) My …
2022-08-26: Or put another way: what we need most in moments of conflict are the humanities, and what we are …
2022-08-26: Two Football Notes With more Americans playing in top flight European leagues than ever, and performing especially well …
2022-07-23: Rich Mullins was the greatest of the 90s era evangelical musicians. (If you know the era, you know …
2022-07-14: After the year-long run streak finished in March, I fell off the bandwagon for a couple of months. …
2022-07-08: There are 82 years between these two: my daughter (2) and my grandmother (89), both hiking Red Rocks …
2022-06-02: My article on social media and virtue that recommends M.b as a viable alternative to Big Social was …
2022-05-26: Our ancestors sharing what they saw when they checked in on our “progress”: They have …
2022-05-21: There are a few pivotal moments recorded in the Gospels that give us a glimpse into Jesus’ life …
2022-05-13: Began reading these two books today; one for professional and the other for personal reasons. I …
2022-05-13: Glory, glory, Tottenham Hotspur!
2022-05-11: On End of Year Academic Awards Ceremonies An excerpt from my opening remarks at our Rhetoric School Awards Ceremony. The most important things …
2022-05-10: I am not sure we are going to “Redefine” education with QR codes…
2022-05-04: Wendell Berry’s poem Manifesto: The Mad Farmer Liberation Front is all the more …
2022-05-03: Wrapping up a draft for my next Covenant piece that tries to answer the question Is there an …
2022-04-28: Scrapped idea for another day A scrapped idea for this year’s Easter Vigil sermon that I think would be interesting to …
2022-03-14: 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 …
2022-01-18: 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 …
2022-01-15: 'Man is what he eats.’ With this statement the German materialist philosopher Feuerbach thought he …
2022-01-06: But a new major era seems to be just beginning in the shadow of the old and dying modernism. I have …
2022-01-06: Since the beginning of recorded history, empires and civilizations have risen and fallen; sometimes …
2022-01-05: An observation after having run every day for 297 days in a row: The first mile is almost always the …
2022-01-03: That’s why he and two co-authors—Dweck and Greg Walton of Stanford—recently performed a study that …
2022-01-03: Change your name, and fool the angel of death. Read more from my recent article for the Feast of the …
2021-12-16: Spent some time reflecting on Psalm 91, vocation, the Daily Office, work and life balance, and more …
2021-12-16: Working title for a writing project I am chipping away at these days: Presence in a Virtual Age: a …
2021-11-30: I have to imagine that those who work towards developing or are in any way excited about the …
2021-07-16: I'm not so sure that the problem with Twitter is that people are feeling the need to hold back from …
2021-05-20: The Tower of Babel (Genesis 11:1-9) is essential background reading for the Day of Pentecost (Acts …
2021-02-20: From mocking him, to being intrigued as I learned more about his personal life (including his visit …
2021-02-20: Three quick thoughts as I approach two months without a smart phone. I don't need a smartphone.Very …
2021-02-19: The basic temptation in the Garden of Eden boils down to this: Take, eat. This food is your path …
2021-02-09: Whereas refusing to read these authors and learn about their worlds — or to do so merely in order to …
2021-02-08: Catholicism is a very tangible business—it's about seeing and hearing, touching, tasting, and …
2020-11-28: Christians have apparently been praying for AD 2020 for quite some time… From The Great …
2020-11-06: introducing istherepublicstillintact.com (This was an oddly theraputic way to spend thirty minutes.)
2020-11-04: Someone needs to purchase istherepublicstillintact.com and update with a simple “Yes" or …
2020-10-16: Is there an indiweb/open alternative to Strava, etc.? I also use Smashrun, but would love a site …
2020-07-11: Spent most of the past month working through potential return-to-school guidelines. This just about …
2020-06-28: From a sermon preached in 2007 by Archbishop Rowan Williams.
2020-06-28: Re-reading Watership Down with a group if incoming high school freshmen this summer has been a real …
2020-06-28: Today’s (road trip + birthday) breakfast. Austin has its fair share of great brisket, and …
2020-06-26: All work email is officially blocked on all devices for the next eight days. One of the few true …
2020-06-24: Ready for another season of (mostly) news-free online life. Freedom is now setup to perpetually …
2020-06-24: It is called saving, and, when possible, it is among the most tangible ways you can set yourself up …
2020-06-24: top education officials detail plans to open public schools for in-person classes this fall. By …
2020-06-20: But a deeper question lurks beneath this debate: are these services making you a better or worse …
2020-06-18: A freeing principle to adopt in the social media world: Having a reason to maintain presence on a …
2020-06-17: The City of Dallas reacting to the fact that the entire city has been doing some spring cleaning …
2020-06-17: Taken as a whole, the (Book of Common Prayer) is the ritual celebration of the seasons of our lives …
2020-06-16: 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 …
2020-06-16: The Pagans said 'Look' They said ‘Vide, look! How the love one another.’ They did not say, ‘Aude, listen to the Christians’ …
2020-06-15: Leadership is often a matter of failing people’s expectations at a rate they can stand. Ronald …
2020-06-15: 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. …
2020-06-15: Very interested to read how folks have approached migrating personal sites/blogs from WP to MB, …
2020-06-15: How to Stop Loving Your Phone Becoming detached from my phone and off-hours email access started well over two years ago. The list …