Hello friends! I haven’t posted on my blog for a long while due to publication deadlines and other obstacles. But at several speaking engagements I promised to run my online course on classical lectio divina again this Advent. The classic form of this ancient spiritual discipline is far richer (and a far better starting point) than […]
An Open Letter to the Electors of the Electoral College
Below you will find an open letter to the Electors of the United States Electoral College for 2016. Yesterday I sent a very slightly different version to each of the electors for my home state of Pennsylvania. It may appear off of my usual historical and theological topics, but it is not. Theologically, this is […]
How to Take Notes While You Read (Letters to a Young Pastor)
Dear ______: As Sherlock would say, excellent observation, my dear Watson: My strategies for reading the texts assigned to you in your seminary classes are not always enough to make sure you learn what you need to learn. To learn from your reading you need to do more than let your eyes pass over the words. […]
Read Faster and Better with Book Reviews (Letters to a Young Pastor)
Dear ______: I’m glad to hear that you are seeing the pattern inside my recommended reading strategies. For all those I’ve told you about so far (primary sources, textbooks, and scholarly studies) the pattern is to get a clear big picture, and then moved toward the details. Think of it as the concentric circles that emerge […]
Facing Futility (The Writer’s Inner Life)
One of the struggles a writer faces (or anyone else with creative projects as part of their vocation) is the sense of futility. It is one of those temptations that comes in a kind of inner voice. Why not be old fashioned and just call it one of our demons? The Demon of Futility It can […]
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