2 books & a letter
We will have two book reviews from members of the All Saints community in the coming weeks. In case you want to read up beforehand, here are the books. Acedia and Me: A Marriage, Monks, and a Writers Life by…
Animal, Vegetable, Miracle
“Everybody is reading it.” Hyperbole or not, this claim about a book gives us cause to consider: should we read it? If a book has woven itself into the fabric of our culture, become a topic of discussion, resulted in…
Saving the best for last
"Human beings drink because we want to be known, and because we are afraid of being known. We drink because we want to know, and because we are afraid to know." We’ve shared thoughts on both wine and Andy Crouch…
The end of art & the school of life
First Things has an article by Roger Kimball entitled The End of Art. If you’re interested in art and its interaction with religion, you might enjoy Kimball’s essay. Here’s a taste: "By the nineteenth century, art had long been free…
The last two points to last Sunday’s sermon
In my sermon last Sunday I stressed that the story of the Scriptures–Our Story–is the story of salvation, and because of this we can be confident that God loves us and is working in all things for our good. But…
The Greeks hate me; by Garrett Lathan
Hello brothers and sisters back in Austin, I write this across the table from a giant stack of Greek flashcards. It is towering and chock full of strange letters, long words, and frightening grammar rules all of which reflect the…
Feed My People
If you’ve been in Austin long, you’ve probably interacted in some way with our city’s sizable homeless population. The Austin/Travis County Health and Human Services Department estimates there are about 3,625 homeless individuals here on any given day. We have…