A version of this article originally appeared in the Et Cetera, Regent College's student newspaper, on Dec 13, 2022. Sometimes the voice in my head gets too loud to ignore: the one that says I simply don’t measure up compared to others. It recites like a litany or a creed all the things I have … Continue reading On Character

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

When the architects and craftsmen of medieval Europe built their churches—stone, wood, and stained glass—they designed them with names for the various areas and parts and structures. The area that was reserved for the congregation to gather in worship was called the ship. They didn't think it a strange name. For centuries, Christian writers had … Continue reading Inheriting More Than Language

I recently took part in a conversation around the role of aesthetics in faith, and the famous (or infamous) piece "Footprints" came up. While there are people who take genuine comfort from it, most of my friends find it sentimental and cheesy. It's often the butt of jokes. But it's also possible that few of … Continue reading The Particularity of Poetry

In the dedication of The Lion, The Witch, And The Wardrobe to his goddaughter Lucy, C.S. Lewis said: "I wrote this story for you, but when I began it I had not realized that girls grow quicker than books. As a result you are already too old for fairy tales, and by the time it … Continue reading Old Enough For Fairy Tales: C.S. Lewis’ “The Chronicles of Narnia”

It’s not a surprising assertion to say that women have often been silenced and neglected in the realm of theological discourse. Even when you can hold up one or two examples, an even richer and broader heritage of women’s voices goes under-read, under-appreciated, and under-cited. (Not that this little essay will do anything to fix … Continue reading Subversion By Submission: The Creativity of Women’s Theological Discourse

I went to make my afternoon tea one day, and picked up the teapot to rinse it. Stuck to the side, near the spout, was a snail shell. The tiniest snail shell I’ve ever seen. No more than six millimetres at its widest, it sits here below my gaze, golden and translucent; I can see … Continue reading On The Golden Spiral

I don't really do the picking favourites thing. No favourite authors, no favourite movies, no favourite TV shows. Mostly it's because there are so many I love that I find it difficult, if not impossible, to pick. But after some careful consideration (and a recent re-listen of the audiobook), I think I can say I … Continue reading My Favourite Harry Potter Book

I don't often get asked how I write. Maybe I should consider this unusual, since it's one of the most common questions non-writers ask, but I don't. I end up simply not thinking about how I write and let the creative process take hold. It is, after all, a mystery and one which is just … Continue reading How I Write

“How does it feel to be 25?” I have been understandably asked this many times in the past few days, usually amended to “almost 25”. I usually respond with some variation of “Pretty much like how it feels to be 24.” That is, by and large, the truth. I don’t change at any different pace … Continue reading A Quarter of A Century