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This Is Hell and We are In It
Brian Zahnd, C.S. Lewis' The Great Divorce, and our modern digital hellscape
Mar 26
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Chris Yokel
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Two Desert Messiahs and the Ring of Power
Dune, The Chosen, and Tolkien's dark vision of corruption
Mar 11
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Chris Yokel
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February 2024
The Tree Remains Final Cover Reveal!
What happens when the things you thought were certain crumble beneath you and fall away? When you’re plunged into the dark with no light? What if in the…
Feb 18
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Chris Yokel
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Dust to Dust
The morning after evening service I find the smudgy silhouette of the cross still on my brow. Living in the in-between it seems I cannot escape either…
Feb 15
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Chris Yokel
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Let the Poets Prod You
On developing new spiritual metaphors
Feb 6
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Chris Yokel
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December 2023
2023 Favorites
As 2023 winds down, I thought I’d share some of my favorite things from the year: Best fiction book: I read a lot of fiction this year, but looking back…
Dec 31, 2023
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Begin and Never Cease
I had an unexpected emotional breakdown this morning in the car while listening to this track from The Oh Hellos on the way to church. I love this whole…
Dec 25, 2023
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What Michael Scott Taught Me About Christmas
One of the more odd Christmas traditions that my wife and I have developed over the last few years is re-watching all of the Christmas episodes from…
Dec 23, 2023
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Chris Yokel
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Something New
What if in the darkness of our questions and doubts we are met, and something new begins to form? Spiritual/philosophical darkness can be terrifying…
Dec 10, 2023
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Chris Yokel
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The Violent Grace of The Green Knight
What a 14th century Arthurian myth and Flannery O'Conner have in common
Dec 5, 2023
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Chris Yokel
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November 2023
This Is What Saves You
Do not survive by merely eating of each day, a moving of sustenance from fork to mouth, but give thanks— this is what saves you from despair. I get it…
Nov 23, 2023
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Stories of Consequence
Marvel has been on the struggle-bus lately. It seems like, since the first major arc of the MCU came to a close with Endgame, it has struggled to…
Nov 21, 2023
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