Recent Writing
Proses Are Roses, Poetry Is Flames
In my small garden,
I grow thousands of proses,
I love every kind.
No Man’s Sky & the Argument from Apparent Design (Published in Summit Reflect)
Does the mere appearance of design in the natural world indicate a designer? And what does a video game have to do with it?
Understanding After School Satan Clubs (Published in Summit Reflect)
The Satanic Temple’s After School Satan Club program is often misunderstood.
Dear, Kind God: A Divine Dilemma (Published in An Unexpected JournaL)
Inspired by the chapter “Rebellion” in The Brothers Karamazov by Fyodor Dostoevsky, this poem explores the...
Requiem for Patricia Janečková: Death, Art, and Immortality
Do we live in a world where dead singers will sing again?
Christians Couldn’t Answer This Simple Question, But a Cult Did
A few years ago, I spoke with a friendly young man who grew up in a mainstream Christian church but joined a church...
A Maximally Great Philosophy Joke
A historian, a theologian, and a philosopher are sitting in a car.
The Improbable People
A short film inspired by non-identity reasoning and Neil Postman’s Amusing Ourselves to Death: Public Discourse in the Age of Show Business.
Churched Children without Chests: C.S. Lewis and How Bible Bucks Undermine Lasting Motivation
Are you using, or considering using, Bible Bucks or similar reward-based systems? Are you a concerned parent or volunteer? This is for you.
Blood on My Hands
The iron nails still held between my teeth, The ringing hammer still clenched in my fist, My hands still bleed from...
Victorious Lies
Wandering in the wastes we have won, Feeling the dead wind on our faces, Won through lies and deception, Cheating and...
Should You Capitalize God’s Pronouns?
Once upon a time, I capitalized God’s pronouns: He, Him, and His. No more. Why?
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Quidquid verum est, pium est.
Whatever is true is pious.