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October 11, 2026

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#1 How Artists Communicate: A Look at Johannes Vermeer (Essay)

A painting is born with the cast of a vision, a stroke on a substrate, and many considerations that play before the artist’s eyes. A painting may seem like an aesthetic representation of a scene before the painter. However, each choice...

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​#2 Trumpamentalism: The Dangerous Faith of MAGA and Why It’s So Hard to Break (Essay)

I’ve spent much of my life thinking about faith, belief, and the stories we tell ourselves to make sense of the world. Growing up in a religious tradition that prized certainty above all else, I learned early on that questioning the doctrine...

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​#3 God for God’s sake: Learning theology from aesthetics (Essay)

In a previous post, I wrote about having the joy of reading Aesthetics in a redwood forest in the hills near Santa Cruz. It was a great way to pass the time as my wife was on a photo walk with a group of photographers. As I was...

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​#4 Demonologists’ Daughters, Exvangelicals and the Demons of Religious Trauma (Essay)

A mysterious recording of a fatal exorcism, a desperate phone call in the night, and determination to finally know the truth behind her sister’s mysterious death compel Diana Chambers to return to the demon-haunted world of her...

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​#5 Behind Life Surge: Faith, finances, and a founder’s controversial past (Essay)

Life Surge, a series of Christian-themed financial seminars, has rapidly expanded since its 2021 debut. With over 250,000 attendees across 70 events, the one-day conferences feature Christian celebrity speakers such as Tim...



#6 Soothing the Untamed Beast: Music that Ministers, Part I (Essay)

What does it mean to minister? While the universal church may not have arrived at a definitive answer, I have some thoughts. First of all, in the New Testament directive that is considered to be the “Great” one, Jesus commanded his...

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​#7 The Perspective That Informs My Gratitude (Essay)

The girth of our gratitude is proportionate to the depth of our perspective. This truth was once again made apparent as I visited with my 87-year-old mother prior to this year’s Thanksgiving holiday. It has been a year since my father...

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​#8 The “Lean on Me” Ethic, No Bootstraps Required​

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When Bill Withers passed away, it was all over Facebook. The top hit of his illustrious career was Lean on Me. It ranked #7 when it was released in 1972, the year I was born. Withers did not die of the Coronavirus, but I can’t help...

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​#9 Did Nimrod marry his mother, Semiramis, in the Bible? (Essay)

Throughout biblical history, certain figures stand out as enigmatic and powerful, with stories that continue to captivate the curiosity of the masses. One such character is Nimrod, described as a “mighty hunter” and “powerful king” in...

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