The Music of Words: Otis Moss’ “Blue Note Preaching”

One of the best books I read for school this past term was Blue Note Preaching in a Post-Soul World by Otis Moss III, an exhortation for preachers to expand their capacity for seeing God in brokenness, and to hold up both pain and promise as essential qualities of the gospel. The book is effectively … Continue reading The Music of Words: Otis Moss’ “Blue Note Preaching”

On Notebooks

This article orginally appeared in the Et Cetera, Regent College's student newspaper, on September 6, 2022. Sometimes you’re asked to name those who’ve inspired you. I’m going to start answering: people who fill up notebooks. The pile of my unfinished notebooks is (I’ve measured) waist-high, though I just realized that I’ve forgotten to add my … Continue reading On Notebooks

Even As We Are Fully Known: C.S. Lewis’ “Letters to Malcolm”

In the spring of 1963, C.S. Lewis found himself confined by heart trouble to an armchair in his living room, wearing a catheter, and unable to go upstairs. Despite this forced inactivity—or possibly because of it—he had the chance to finally get his thoughts straight about a project he'd contemplated for some time, but had … Continue reading Even As We Are Fully Known: C.S. Lewis’ “Letters to Malcolm”