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The Performative Self

Technique and Resonance in Mental Health

So, You Can't Seem to Function Today

Does it Matter if My Therapist Isn't a Christian?

The Problem with A.I. Writing is the Problem is an Artificial Life: You Lose Agency

On War with Iran and Desiring the Political Good

Meme Propaganda and Immigration Justice

The Freedom of Being Seen by Christ

The Best Case Scenario for Christian Higher Education in 20 Years

Should We Be Shocked By Scandals?

Social Media Mental Health Influencers

Why Writing is Good For You

On Grace for Parents

The Mental Health Struggles of Ministers

The Problem with Idols of the Heart

How to Be Joyful (even if you don't feel it)

We Must Relearn How to be Human

Pornography and the Threat of Men

On A.I. Pastors and Ministries

Moving for the Sake of Moving

I'm Not a Handyman

A.I. Will Make Learning Virtuous or Obsolete

How to Read a Novel

You Don't Need AI. You Can Just Tell Your Kids Stories

Reclaiming Interiority

The Shock of Adulthood

Cultivating a Life of the Mind Out of School

Decline is a Choice

Is Psychiatric Medication the Right Choice?

Lectures on Cormac McCarthy's The Road

The Scandal of Invoking Christianity While Acting Unjustly

How to Mentor

A Year of Writing in Reflection

The Male Youth Suicide Crisis and the Church

Designer Babies as The Conquest of Nature

On Mental Health Relapses

I Believe in the Communion of Saints (When Convenient)

Appealing to Moral Sentiments in an Amoral Age

Kindle Sale! And Speaking Requests!

Virtuous Speech Is Irreducible to Soft Skills

College Students Aren't All Illiterate

Christian Artists Are Not Priests

A Law and Order Government Ends Up Being Neither

Techno-Optimism is Hollow

On Failure

It's Good for Young People to Be in Romantic Relationships

The Modern Self as Autonomous Manipulator

The Etiquette of Speech

Don't Die: Somebody Just Made Up a New Religion, I Guess

Rightly Judging the Trump Administration

The Class Divide Over Screen Time

Why I Don't Wear the Same Thing To Work Every Day

On Getting Into Bed (not like that)

The Prufrock Problem: We Are Alone Because We Can't Speak

Performative Liability Reduction

Cultivating Resilience in the Modern World

The Challenge of Masculinity

What Do You Do When Your President Quotes Napoleon?

On Teaching Dangerous Texts

Courage and Agency in Mental Health

The Masculine and Virtuous Reasons to Attend College

The Alternative to AI in the Classroom is Desiring to Learn

Same-Sex Marriage Opposition as Vibes

The Battle for What is Real

Help. I'm Being Sucked into the Political Vortex.

The Digital Allure of Being Attended To

"Just be true to your values"

Should We Trust Churches?

Meta is Rolling Back Its Censorship, But Not the Most Significant Kind

Studiositas: The Virtue of Study and Attention

If We Know It's Bad for Us, Why Don't We Just Stop Being Addicted to Our Phones?

Do Wealth and Education Protect You from Loneliness?