I still love the sea, despite the fact that it almost ruined my life. On a windy day in the fall of 2017, while bodysurfing in the Indian Ocean, I was caught off guard by a huge wave that slammed my head against the seabed and swept the rest of my body over it. TheContinue reading “God, the Sea, and Me: How I Found Peace in the Chaos of Unbelief”
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5 Things “Severance” Gets Exactly Right About Religious Deconstruction
This post contains spoilers from episodes 1–5 of Severance: Season 1. No spoilers from episodes 6–9 or from Season 2 are discussed. A powerful organization with deep historical roots, founded by a charismatic leader, that demands unquestioning obedience from its members, restricts access to information, stokes fears of the world outside its walls, and inspiresContinue reading “5 Things “Severance” Gets Exactly Right About Religious Deconstruction”
C.S. Lewis’ Greatest Mistake
Many people, on encountering scenes of beauty, whip out their phones and begin snapping photos. I take mental pictures. Whether I’m gazing up at the watercolor wash of a sunset, watching rainwater pool beside streets and sidewalks, or stopping to appreciate the blossoms on a magnolia tree, I spend lots of time looking at thingsContinue reading “C.S. Lewis’ Greatest Mistake”
Spinning at the Crossroads: My Life With Religious OCD
A perilous beautiful move, choosing to throw yourself at the future, even if it means one day coming down in the sea. – Leif Enger, Virgil Wander I. I’m standing in the middle of a country intersection, drenched in rain, and the fields around me are singing. I can hear their music in the soundContinue reading “Spinning at the Crossroads: My Life With Religious OCD”
Book Review: The Life of Pi
In the spirit of Life of Pi, let me begin this review with a story. It was June of 2017, and I was on a Qatar Airways flight bound for Southeast Asia. I was a senior in college and had accepted a six-month internship with a missionary organization there. Seated next to me was aContinue reading “Book Review: The Life of Pi”
Words for Wayfarers 