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June 2025

Become a Founding Member of The Priory and Receive an Early Autographed Copy of You Have a Calling
I’ve just received my author copies of You Have a Calling: Finding Your Vocation in the True, Good, and Beautiful and am ready to ship off signed copies…
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The Pilgrim's Progress Part 2: Week 1
"Mehinks it makes my heart bleed, to think that He should bleed for me."
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Books I Cannot Recommend*
Fun Home by Alison Bechdel
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Jennifer Lyell: She Brought Beautiful Words to Life
And I don't have enough words to honor her.
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The Pilgrim's Progress in African-American Literature
A Guest Post by Jack Heller: Reading and Writing toward Freedom
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The Pilgrim's Progress: Week 6
"They were transfigured, and they had raiment put on that shone like gold."
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May 2025

Update On My New Book! You Have a Calling
Pre-Order Perks and Other Delights!
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EXTRA: For too long, Christian leaders have ignored or covered up abuse
My newest column at RNS
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The Pilgrim's Progress: Week 5
From the Depths of Despair to the Heights of the Delectable Mountains and Beyond
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The Pilgrim's Progress: Week 4
Unlike poor Faithful, I exited Vanity Fair alive.
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The Goodness of God is Tangible
A short note from the road
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