Field Notes From the Real World
byOn the eighth day of our honeymoon, I had an existential crisis. I looked at my wife and said, “I just don’t think I…
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On the eighth day of our honeymoon, I had an existential crisis. I looked at my wife and said, “I just don’t think I…
I am thinking now about Job and Interstellar. You know… the ancient story written a few thousand years ago and Christopher Nolan’s new space-odyssey…
The blessing and the curse of looking strangers in the eye is that they’ll talk to you. At Sewanee, where I went to college (all…
Priveleged, White, First World Problems “Sounds like a privileged, white, First World problem to me,” smirks my privileged, white, First World acquaintance upon discovering my…
I once lived in an old apartment where an R.O.U.S. inhabited my bedroom wall For those of you heathens who have not yet seen…
For a guy who is in seminary, I must admit that it’s pretty embarrassing how frequently I read something Jesus said and have a…
I’m thinking, now, about home. I just visited the small Ohio village where I spent my high school years, and despite all the friends…
Classes are cancelled today due to lack of hustle. Also because an ice storm hit Central Jersey last night. Trees are down, roads are…
If you are feeling the need to have an elevated sense of personal importance today, this is not the column for you. Just stop now. This is an article about why you aren’t so special. Still reading? You’re the worst. Just kidding. Sort of.
This is the second installment in an ongoing series on Wilderness Pilgrimage. A few weeks ago I joined some friends for an overnight on…