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Nov
30

The Laying on of Hands

Sometimes a question just sticks with you. This one comes courtesy of my sister. "Off the top of your head.
22 min read
Oct
24

I Give This Post 6 out of 10

I got a text message from Cori (my sister-in-law, art buddy, and independent art instructor): "What do you think about
17 min read
Sep
16

Yes, but actually no.

This is what I'm talking about. Again from Gatto: There seems to me to be two “official” ways to look
5 min read
Jul
28

Household of Faith Documentary

It delights me that this documentary still exists, is still on YouTube, and includes the very passionate comment, "Very biblical
Jul
23

Gatto's Got Me Thinking

I know that I am way too tender to be reading John Taylor Gatto, but his Dumbing Us Down (1992)
6 min read
Jul
02

Emma Coats's 22 "Rules" for #StoryBasics

For whatever reason, the original 22 "Rules" (she says they should have been "guidelines") that Emma Coats posted between March
3 min read
Dec
30

365(ish) Days of Art

Choose your friends wisely. I've been around an alarming number of photographers and videographers, so, in a way, this was
May
11

Bibleland™

Biblical studies and theology have this semi-annoying/semi-comforting pattern in my life: I'll observe a phenomena and it'll sit in
4 min read
May
03

McLean (or "the viridescent hap of rain")

It's finally warm enough for the rain to make it to the ground without freezing to death. So I grab
6 min read
Apr
27

In Praise of Goofing Off

They say the greatest portend of doom is "Hey y'all, watch this!" But I've recently concluded that it's the most
3 min read