Give and take, but with art. 

A loose reflection on reading.

The trouble, of course, with reading a good book is that there is always another one lurking around the corner.

Thoughts on prayer and public life. 

History is messier than we want to remember. Please allow us to leave our handprints on it.

Trying to be less of a lazy servant when it comes to the gift I interact with the most often: my body.

There are plenty of things that seem optional but are actually kind of mandatory to sustain solid mental and physical health over any long stretch of time. These are the things I put on my "How Humans Do Things" list.

The blog where I reveal why there was no blog last week and some loose reflections on resting.

My greeting card for everyone I know.

I didn't bother to write this post during the election, partially because it would have been useless and partially because I assumed the rough language would calm down. Given that at least one of those was wrong (see also: my Facebook notifications over the last couple of weeks) I've decided to assemble some (but not all) of the rules of the internet, and especially how comments work. Buckle up, kids: it's time for some facts. 

Suffering, victory, and their entanglements in the human heart. 

*Preaches to choir and also to self*

In which I discuss ideological inbreeding.