Writings
Writing is the monumentally complex operation whereby
experience, insight, and imagination are distilled into language;
reading is the equally complex operation that disperses
these distilled elements into another person’s life.
Sven Birkets
Essays
"A Guide to Writing Well," January 8, 2007. (A compilation.)
"In Praise of Shadows: A Meditation," September 23, 2006.
"Let the Consumer Beware, Part 2," July 11, 2006.
"Let the Consumer Beware, Part 1," June 26, 2006.
“Surrounded By Loneliness,” March 13, 2006 in Circle Six Magazine.
“A Small Case Against Online Dating,” July 17, 2005.
“Why All Subjects Must Be Taught As History,” January 24, 2005.
Short Essays
“Are nifty websites the future of education?," March 12, 2008.
“The Importance of News," October 16, 2007.
“On Reading," July 17, 2007.
“Can Ray Comfort really prove God exists?," May 3, 2007.
“The new earth? Don’t be so hasty.," May 2, 2007.
“Start saving!," April 18, 2007.
“Media and massacre," April 17, 2007.
“The Problems of Institutional Giving,” April 3, 2006.
“My Style Addiction,” November 3, 2005.
“Our iPodaciousness,” June 1, 2005.
“Prioritizing Books,” December 27, 2004.
Interviews
- The Reading Interviews series
Reflections and Thoughts
Occasionally I publish thoughts or questions that come to my mind during the day. See the thoughts category.
Book Reviews
- Brende, Eric. Better Off: Flipping the Switch on Technology, October 18, 2005.
- Carlson, Charles. Eight Steps to Seven Figures, March 17, 2008.
- Erickson, Millard, Paul Helseth, and Justin Taylor (editors). Reclaiming the Center, January 10, 2005.
- Guinness, Os. Fit Bodies, Fat Minds, June 22, 2005.
- Rice, Anne. Christ the Lord: Out of Egypt, December 13, 2005.
- Robison, John Elder. Look Me in the Eye, April 2, 2008.
- Russell, Mary Doria. The Sparrow (1996), March 11, 2008.
- Van Over, Charles. The Best Bread Ever, September 14, 2007.
- Veith, Gene Edward Jr. and Christopher L. Stamper. Christians in a .com World, August 13, 2005.