Three Times the Charm
A Painting of St. Augustine by Philippe de Champaigne “Late have I loved you, Beauty so ancient and so new, late have I loved you! Behold, you were within and I was without; and there I sought you, plunging unformed...
Struggle as Sacrament
The Appalachian Trail in Maine. “Since once again, Lord – though this time not in the forests of the Aisle but in the steppes of Asia – I have neither bread, nor wine, nor altar, I will raise myself beyond...
Trust the Slow Work of God…
Grace and Peace to you in the name of Jesus of Nazareth! For a while now, I have been settling into the idea that a mature Christian is someone that can “see God in all things and all things in...
An Open Letter to the Youth of the Nation
My name is John. I was born and raised on the southern shores of NJ. There isn’t really anything special about me that you should listen to me if I have never met you, HOWEVER, I believe there is something...
Books Read in 2019
Don’t know where I got this photo from, but it makes me chuckle. Each year, I keep a tally of the books I read. It started years ago with my brother, Steve, when we both tried to read a book...
Books Read in 2018
(Yes, I realize I published this a year late.) For a number of years now, I have challenged myself to try and read 52 books a year. This year, I did not meet that goal. And, I think that in...
An Open Letter to Millenials about the Church
This past week I read an article that stated there are more people within the US borders that self-identify as witches than the largest presbyterian denomination. Although this did not shock me outright, it still surprised me. It has since...
Books Read in 2017.
Hello Everyone! Lets get it started! Below is a list of the books that I read in 2017. These are in alphabetical order according to the last name of the author, not according to which books I thought were better...
With Ferocity and Certainty? The Parables Might Disagree.
Pete Rollins at his Pints and Parables evening in Basking Ridge, NJ. Parables have been on my mind recently. It may or may not have to do with an event I went to last week by Pete Rollins, but I...
2 Years and I Still Haven’t Re-Acclimated.
[wpvideo fEFiT025] On October 16th, 2015 my northbound thru-hike on the Appalachian Trail ended. I decided to not climb Katahdin due to blizzard conditions and return in the spring with my little brother. This meant I would not try to...