Hear Me Out: A South-African Mini-moot
Didn’t get Hutchmoot tickets this year? Ever found yourself dreaming about starting your own “rabbity” gathering, but feeling like it is...
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- Aug 7
An Espalier of Saints
I’ve been reading Thomas Merton’s The Sign of Jonas lately, while I watch my daughter take gymnastics. The room is a cavernous space,...
- Jul 24
The Value of Bespoke Worship Songs
Bespoke is not a word we use very much. The word means “custom made” and is most often employed in the clothing industry. I’ve never had...
- Jul 10
Being Bandersnatch
Just over a decade ago, I discovered the TV show Being Erica. In the heroine, I found a character who works through past regrets in order...
- Jul 3
“Here I am!”: A Philosophy of Welcome
On my expansive old porch stands a large, ungainly, potted plant. It is a ...
- Jun 25
Poetry, Found: Fragments of Beauty from Hutchmoot UK 2023
There was a time towards the end of Hutchmoot UK this year when I experienced one of those fleeting moments of sharpness in life. Do you...
- May 31
A Constant Sword
The drug of comeuppance no longer satisfies me. I’ve tasted it too many times, mostly in movies, or in the rolling celluloid fiction of...
- May 24
Papa Keller
Creators of dystopian fiction often emphasize the losses of a post-apocalyptic world by featuring remnants of a former, easier life. From...
- May 22
Remembering Timothy James Keller (A.D. 1950-2023)
This Friday last, pastor, teacher, and author Tim Keller took one final drag on the air of old creation, then breathed his first breath...
- May 4
C.S. Lewis, the Mystical Builder
C.S. Lewis was a Christian mystic but not in the pagan sense, in the Tozer sense: he experienced his faith deep in his sentient being,...
- May 1
Jet Lag and Learning What I (Don’t) Mean By ‘Rest’
Have you ever dealt with a bad case of jet lag? Yeah, same. It can be really disorienting and even a bit frustrating; getting where...
- Apr 24
The Jazz Music of the Spirit: An Excerpt from A Body of Praise
Our friend W. David O. Taylor should be no stranger to anyone here. He’s served as the keynote speaker at Hutchmoot, written for the...
- Apr 11
The Art of the Ebenezer
In the spring of 1758, as the pale yellow primroses trumpeted their arrival, a young pastor sat down to write some poetry. Robert...
- Apr 7
Frederick Buechner on The Goodness of Good Friday
Much has been said about the stages of Holy Week, reflecting upon the final days of Jesus’s ministry and life, but few writers have...
- Mar 30
A Holy Task
“Holy, holy, holy!” With these words, the four living creatures gathered around the throne of God cry out at the sight of the slain lamb...
- Mar 20
The Joy of Going Without: On Camping and Lent
A few years ago, I overheard a friend of mine ask a man from Nigeria what he thought was the strangest part of American culture. Without...
- Feb 21
Ash Wednesday and the Culture of Death
Every year on Ash Wednesday, I find myself thinking about my appreciation for and friendship with Father Thomas McKenzie, a dear...
- Feb 20
Introducing Memphis Arts Moot
“Hey, I just saw the announcement about no Homebound this year. Wondering if there’s any chance there might be a ‘901 moot’ in the...
- Feb 9
Everywhere I Go, I’m Looking: Rich Mullins and the Spirituality of Place
My first job was working as a landscaper. It was demanding work, demanding because it was hard work in the hot sun, all day long. It also...
- Feb 6
The Man Who Built the Lord’s House
I remember Frank as an old man, always kneeling in some corner to measure or drill, quietly with trembly hands. I remember staring at the...
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