3/24/26 →
Received an endorsement this week from Malcolm Guite for my forthcoming book on virtues and the Church Calendar. It feels nice to be towards the end of this long, slow project that ultimately led to a rather short book!
Jon Jordan’s Rhythms of Habit makes a helpful and original contribution to the growing body of literature on how the rhythms of the Church Year can deepen and sustain our faith. He gives a clear introduction to the seven virtues, helps us to understand how habit strengthens virtue and helps us see how the Church Year can itself strengthen habits of virtue. I commend this book not only of its clarity but also for the way Jordan constantly illustrates the practical applications of all he says. The whole book has the tone and style of helpful advice from a good friend who understands our struggles and is there to help us.
1/9/26 →
This was a wonderful week for Coram Deo Academy of Dallas. It started with a ceremony in which we Blessed a New School Building, Granted the Keys, and Cut the Ribbon. And then the week continued with perhaps the most elaborate of all ceremonies: the Running of the First Carline.
For the seven years it took to get here, I will echo the words of Niggle:
Things might have been different, but they could not have been better.
Praise God.
11/7/25 →
At my worst, I do imagine—with unholy frustration—that the best scriptwriters in the world could not have come up with a more dramatic storyline than we have encountered in the Anglican Communion in the past two decades. It would be hard to imagine a writer developing a script in which the chief actors of the Communion could have acted more blatantly against my expectations and hopes.
From my essay published today by The Living Church, in which I share how turning to three old texts—instead of constantly searching for news updates and analysis—has been an encouraging and edifying practice.
