Dear Friends,

I am pleased to share that another article of mine has been published by Plough Quarterly, this one on a topic that has long been important to me: the need for Christianity to put forth an idea of what it means to be a man that is grounded in Jesus, not in toxic cultural tropes. The piece appears in their winter edition: “What are families for?” And while conscience compels me to note that I disagree with the answers to that question offered by some of the other contributors, I am grateful to have had the opportunity and encouragement to expound on my understanding of Christian masculinity in some depth. Enjoy!

https://www.plough.com/en/topics/community/leadership/manly-virtues

Friends, I’m excited to share that an article of mine is but a small component of the current publication of Plough Quarterly entitled Solidarity. My essay is entitled, “The Church is Other People” and reflects on what it is like to do ministry in this time of pandemic.

For those who aren’t familiar with it, Plough is a magazine of faith, culture, and society that appears weekly online and quarterly in print.

Friends, I’m glad to share that a piece I wrote a couple of months ago has now been published by the online magazine Mere Orthodoxy. It was written in the early weeks of the pandemic, and thus doesn’t speak to the more recent, important issues of racial justice and reconciliation that have arisen, but I hope it still remains relevant and helpful in its own way.

You can read it here: https://mereorthodoxy.com/beauty-spots/

Enjoy.