Archive - The Blue Scholar

We will be okay

But how okay are we talking?

13 hrs ago •

June 2024

Questioning Cloacina

Sewers and Sex, Monks and Muck

Jun 26 •

The Tower of Apple

Technoenthusiasm and the ancient promise of god-tier omnipotence are so back.

Jun 14 •

May 2024

Saw this one coming

Better to have labored and lost a finger than never to have labored at all, or something like that.

May 31 •

The Hand I Read

A tribute to the wordless masters we read.

May 17 •

On Scrabble and Studying

An homage to my mom

May 12 •

A Nightmare Dressed Like a Daydream

Apple's new ad and the limits of disembodied creativity

May 8 •

The Turning Tides

The number of young American wrench-turners is swelling, just like Mike Rowe wanted

May 3 •

April 2024

Work, Vocation, and Savoring the Serendipitous

Apr 27 •

February 2024

Craft and Theology: The Reason

The third of my Front Porch Republic essays

Feb 23 •

January 2024

A Renaissance is Upon Us

The second of my Front Porch Republic essays

Jan 27 •

Craft and Theology: The Renaissance

The first of my essay trilogy for FPR

Jan 10 •

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