Why I write (and publish) amateur verse
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The Halftime Show that Had No Chance
Even Lamar can’t defeat the Super Bowl
Super Bowl LIX Was an Unpredictably Boring Game
Here’s why that’s a good thing
A Symposium on Love
Love’s complexities endure—and love does, too
The Fearless Christian University
If the university is not the church, what follows?
No Cat Is an Island
In ‘Flow,’ a world that’s almost ours helps us see our own
Denying Denialism
I am not denying climate change. I am skeptical that we know how to fix it.
The Full-Bodied Apologist
Chesterton’s ‘The Everlasting Man’ is one hundred years young
Weekend Dad and Us Girls
When childhood moves at the speed of light, the family dinner is essentialÂ
State, Market, Speech
TikTok ticks right along
The Shadow of Auschwitz
The Holocaust continues—as it must—to haunt
The Two-Thirds Compromise
Considering abortion in the shadow of slavery
Sophistication and Bankruptcy
Will Trump’s provocative rhetoric help advance his truest ends?
How Should Christians Respond to an Anti-Institutional Presidency?
The institutions evangelicals oppose have Christian origins
Truth and Revolution
Higher education needs the Christian university
Ford Continues to Teach
He still makes us believe he’s just like us
Navigating the Mid-Career Blues
Taking time to reflect in the middle of one’s story
The Last Best Hope of Earth
Perhaps it’s time to reconsider the Promise of America
Rebel on Main
How should memorials shape our memories?
First Thing We Do: Fire All the Strategists
The Democratic party fears risk more than it fears Trump