On August 18, 2019 I wrote my first column for the Valdosta Daily Times….Whether my column appeals to people with a strong, clear voice is up to me and the craft. Whether it performs some function of change and reform is up to the Maker.
Read moreHow to Start Writing Again
Go get your motivation. Stand up your discipline, dust him off, and say, Come on you sorry good-for-nothing lilly-livered sap-sucker, let’s get to work. And just do it.
Read moreThe Day I Got Suckered into Buying a Book of Poetry at a Pushy Author’s Book Signing
Last weekend I went to Disney with my in-laws and ended up going on several shopping sprees, one of which was a serendipitous pop into a book store in an outlet mall on the way from a leather goods store that smelled like Bonanza to the Nike outlet (which, incidentally, doesn’t smell like Bonanza at all).
Read moreThere Really is Only One Reason Why I Can't Listen to Most Music These Days
I don't live the life of a serial adulterer.
Read moreThe End of the American Dream
Being an American is a lot like being stranded on an island, but very few of us realize it. We've come to see the island as our home, and we don't remember the way things used to be...
Read moreChristianity is for Losers...Sort of
Back in April, the Guardian ran a piece by Giles Fraser entitled "Christianity, when properly understood, is a religion of losers." This is my response.
Read moreAn Introduction to the Philosophy of Art, Or, Aesthetics
Art gets a bad rap, and it's truly misunderstood in our generation, but losing Art is like losing our souls. We need it more than you may think.
Read moreMichael Horton on Spirituality in America
“We have got to get to the place, brothers and sisters, where we just…shut up….We need to sit down and listen to the One who created us and who has redeemed us tell us the way it is. We need to be drawn outside ourselves. Faith comes by hearing, not by looking within…”
Read moreHarold Best on Art, Authenticity, and the Hometown Hero
Incredibly wise words from Harold Best in a 7-page letter to a young artist on art, authenticity, fame, and community.
Read moreAvengers: Age of Ultron, A Thoughtful Review
The problem the Avengers are fighting isn't just Hydra or the rogue computer program; it's death.
Read moreTim Cook and the New Ideal (the Anti-Ideal)
Tim Cook won't judge a man for being straight or gay, but he will judge a man for judging a man for being gay. He doesn't see morality in sexuality, but he does see it in social relationships. How ironic.
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