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Surviving the Creative Doldrums
Hey everyone, I’ve got a piece up on The Rabbit Room this week about what to do when you’re in a creative slump: If you plan to be a writer for any…
Apr 11
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A 90s Evangelical Kid at Midlife
John Piper, did I waste my life today? I did get up this morning, light a candle and spend a few minutes in silence, then read from a book that led me…
Apr 2
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Bits of Beauty #4
Here are some bits of beauty I’ve been collecting lately: For the last six weeks I worked through Christine Valters Paintner’s excellent Lent guide A…
Apr 1
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March 2024
Green Arms
A poem for Good Friday
Mar 29
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Chris Yokel
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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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