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“Just One More”: He Slept on a Chapel Floor—and Never Went Back
My interview on the Heroic Stories podcast, with Chris Mann.
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The Real Reason We’re Obsessed With Bigfoot and UFOs
How a Father’s Day Lake Trip, a Fantasy Card Game, and a Book About UFOs Unraveled Our Theology, Rewired Our Curiosity, and Made Us Wonder If Stranger…
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A Quiet Lake, A Broken Dryer, and the Fight to Stay Human: Hunter-Blatherers vs Inner Peace
Gabe just wanted a quiet moment by the lake—then came spiritual epiphanies, Dom fought a broken dryer, and they fight for the soul of modern life.
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Australia & AirBnBs (from hell), + Practicing Blindness & Getting Tattoos
What if the world around you felt ancient, alive—and occasionally out to get you? Looking at you, Australia.
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May 2025

The Author as Angler
Fishing in the dark - or are we being lured by stories?
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Star Wars, King Arthur, and Grocery Stores — And It All Makes Sense
I Accidentally Invented a New Star Wars Universe, and I'm not sorry.
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What if Hogwarts taught a liberal arts education?
A fun exercise in re-orienting school back toward the human, the numinous, and the indwelling of the sacred.
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Surrender Prayer of the Night to my Guardian Angel
My nightly prayer as I fall asleep, mostly for me to store somewhere.
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Prayer is clearing the ground
A reflection in the middle of a meeting...
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Dumb Ways We Almost Died: I Survived a Flying Cow and Other Insane True Stories
All stories this week: totaling a car, black eyes, falling out of a tree, and getting between a cow and her calf... life is worth living! ...If you can…
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From Vacuuming Churches to Writing Fantasy Epics
Why I Only Gave My Friend’s Debut Book 4 Stars (Kudos buddy!)
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April 2025

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