Lent is only 20 days away š± but I’m so excited! This time six years ago, I was beginning research for a podcast miniseries called “Time and Despondency” on Time Eternal (that series is still available! You can catch the first episodeĀ here). I wanted to explore the link between the spiritual sickness of despondency (akedia…
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Looking for a good way to spend your time and renew your spirit this summer? This August, during the Dormition Fast, I’ll be hosting the first-ever meeting of the Time Eternal book club! Join other Time Eternalites in the quest through time, eternity, and the faith in between as we read and discuss Eternity in…
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Ā I was honored to contribute an essay by the above title to the Summer 2021 issue of Vita Poetica. Here’s a taste: The unnerving part about living through a time of change is, well, the change of time. Life-altering eventsāwhether personal or globalāhave a way of unhinging the present moment from what came before and…
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This is a few weeks overdue but I just wanted to let folks know that I recently brought the Time Eternal podcast back out of hiatus! Recent episodes include: “Is Self-Care a Waste of Time?” (Air date: Wednesday June 30, 2021) “Overfunctioning in Time” (Air date: Wednesay June 23, 2021) “3 Ways the Pandemic Altered…
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āAnd very early on the first day of the week they went to the tomb when the sun had risen.ā (Mark 16:2) Itās hardly a coincidence that the first witnesses to Christās resurrection–the women1 who brought myrrh and spices to anoint Christās body–were those who voluntarily drew near to the work of grief. But it…
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Iāve often wished for a return to the practice of sabbath and jubilee years.
Brothers and sisters, this morning I committed the sin of Lust. On Zoom. In front of colleagues. Unashamed. It was hot. It was sensuous. It was a Tim Horton’s double-shot cappuccino. Accompanied by an apple fritter. It was lust in the fullest sense of the dictionary definition: “a passionate or overmastering desire or craving.” Clearly…
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Whenever early ascetical writers like Evagrius and St. John Cassian refer to the 8 Evil Thoughts, they invariably list gluttony first.Ā Why? Because it is the most unavoidable and thus universal of sins. Other temptations can be tempered by cutting oneself off from their source. If your right eye causes you to sin, well, you…
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In the Orthodox Church, Lent starts in just three days! If you’re like me, it’s difficult to know how to bring the Lenten spirit of prayer into one’s daily life–like the actual moments and activities of life. I’m prone to compartmentalization–checking the prayer part of my life off the list and moving on to the…
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This guest post by Wichita-based poet and writer Luke Gilstrap is a continuation of theĀ Creative Uncertainty series. Every other Wednesday, I ask a writer or artist to stop by the blog and share with us about the role uncertainty plays in their creative life. If youāre interested in being a contributor, check out theĀ Submission Guidelines.…
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Hi! I’m Nicole. This is my behind-the-scenes blog, where I share ideas and strategies for making the most of your professional creative life. (Hop over hereĀ for my personal writing.)Ā