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Book Release: The Loser, the Robot, and the Antichrist
Most of you have heard already, but for those who have not, The Loser, the Robot, and the Antichrist is finally available for purchase! If you would…
May 16
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The War of Pascha
Here is a rather violent Easter poem, inspired by reading Joshua at the beginning of Lent. The theme is easy to understand: after 40 years in the desert…
May 7
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February 2024
The Drowning
A Story on Conscience
Feb 26
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November 2023
The Poetry of Chaste Love
I have at times been disappointed to find that many of our greatest poets, beginning in a clear way in the culture of the renaissance courtier, seem to…
Nov 25, 2023
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October 2023
Two Years Ago, and All My Life
This is the story behind all the references to “personal difficulties” that have taken me away from writing the past couple years. I will explain at the…
Oct 17, 2023
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August 2022
Poem: Nature's Speed
In this poem we have a fairly straightforward look at the subjective experience of time, particularly at the contrast between the way the cycles of…
Aug 29, 2022
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June 2022
Weekend Poem - Scrap Metal
This poem was inspired by hauling scrap metal out of our church basement yesterday. I very helpfully tried to convince my friend to text his wife…
Jun 26, 2022
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Set Sail!
Adeventures of Brock, Chapter 2
Jun 24, 2022
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Trinitarian Creation in Psalm 32
Monday of last week, the day after Trinity Sunday on the Roman calendar, I was struck by the Trinitarian view of creation while saying psalm 32 at…
Jun 21, 2022
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The Colors in the Woods
Below you’ll find the first chapter of a story I have been writing with input from my children. They tell me crazy things they want in the story, and I…
Jun 12, 2022
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May 2022
Returning to the Psalms
After a 6 month hiatus, I’m excited to be back on Twitter and Substack with my close and not-so-close online friends. I have some fun writing projects…
May 23, 2022
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October 2021
Weekend Poem: Warring Mothers
Here is your weekend poem, a fairly self-explanatory narrative about the war between two mothers. I’ve been reflecting some on the use of the grotesque…
Oct 2, 2021
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