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Reflections

If Grace is an Ocean

Seeing God in the sea

Religion

Pull the Thread

God, religion, and the fragility of belief

Love

Loving and Liking

Can you love someone you don't like?

How to

How to Become Curious

Ask questions. Wonder will follow.

Craft

Clearing the Mud

Writing for the words I'll write ten years from now

Life & Living

Something Worth Watching

Slowing down to revel

Move

Beats the Couch

A philosophy

See

Nothing to Give

Greater cost leads to greater transformation

Humanity

Timeless Struggles

The surprising comfort of dystopian novels

Books

The Best Books I Read in 2022

Classics are classics for a reason.

Love

Better than Gold

The Gift that Never Gets Old

Life & Living

Only Human Dancers

Harder than it looks

See

The Bush was Always Burning

The ground was always holy.

Reflections

24 Things I'm Grateful For

Family, friends, and strangers

Life & Living

Virgin Lemons

"...for those who struggle to make this life, such as it is, enough."

Formation

Unforgettable Strangers

Some people I want to be like

Craft

The Saxophonist

The real fruits of your labor

More than

The story of the rich man

The Misery of Getting Your Way

The backwards thing about getting what you want

Life & Living

Rich and Famous

The more you gain, the more you lose.

Religion

This Side of Eternity

An idea that changed my life

Religion

Are you religious?

Yes and No

Life & Living

What Works for Them

Their tradeoffs don't have to be yours

Birthday

21 Regrets to Avoid in the Next 21 Years

In this year's birthday post, I wanted to reflect on the mistakes I want to avoid in the next two decades.

Gratitude

One for Many

The bus driver archetype