I write about friendship, books, and stories that shape our cultural imagination.
A Mirror of Sainthood in The Curse of Chalion
This fantasy novel delves into the nuanced relationship between faith and works, worship and will, from the perspective of a human being who must find a way to live through paradoxes.
Imprint Magazine, 2022
You Can Be Our Brother
The model of family for Christian community has lost its saltiness, especially as we reckon with the real and hurtful divides of race and gender in our society. Built on a robust theology of sexuality, Beyond Awkward Side Hugs offers a renewing vision of strong, gendered relationships inside the church.
Imprint Magazine, 2021
Stories for Isolation from “The Expanse”
“The Expanse” shows how in the cold vacuum of space, fear and selfishness drive people to hoard life-giving commodities like air and water in bare attempts to survive. However, the show insists that we have an ethical responsibility not to retreat from each other, because survival only has meaning if it’s shared.
Imprint Magazine, 2020
A Friendship in Letters
We centre ourselves by how we choose to inhabit time. Letters form the pulse of a friendship by keeping these beats, all the more so since in a deliberate letter-writing practice, what’s written is designed to be kept.
Imprint Magazine, 2019
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