February Catch-Up
Contemplations on Rowan Williams, Caravaggio, snow, and other things. To my shock (and slight panic), it’s already the third week of term, and my, but it’s off to a swift start! I find it difficult to...
View ArticleHis Countenance Upon Us
In the most hipster place I’ve ever been. I’ve always thought Nathaniel’s first reaction to Jesus a bit over the top. Jesus walks up to him and says “Nathaniel! Behold a man without guile. I saw you...
View ArticleEden in Exile
Babel and Eden. These places wrestle within me. Eden. Rich and green and plentiful. There, all is provided, given, granted. I am only to receive and respond. The trees of the garden nourish me. In the...
View ArticleThe Good News: Louisiana
What the media isn’t showing. Skye Cooley writes with frustration over at the Huffington Post about the lack of national media coverage of the flooding in Louisiana. He’s right that the media tends to...
View ArticleAncient Stories for a Modern Audience
An interview with Ashlee Cowles, author of “Beneath Wandering Stars.” Ashlee Cowles grew up an Army “brat” and lived all over the place as a result, but Colorado Springs is where she made her earliest...
View ArticleThe Fitzgerald
How to bring Gatsby to your next party. I had a conversation with a speakeasy mixologist the other day who told me the virtue of the classic martini is that when you combine the three ingredients at...
View ArticleSazerac
Or, how to spot an institution that skimped on its bartender. Philadelphia is known for its cocktails–especially its throwback speakeasies. So I felt I was safe when, at one of the city’s top hotels, I...
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View ArticleThe Humane Pursuits of Brian Brown
A fond farewell: Former Pray Channel editor toasts HP and its founder in this, our 1,000th (and final) post. “We read a lot of interesting books and articles, have a lot of interesting ideas, and...
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