Theology, philosophy, story. Herder of 4 kids, musician, theology teacher, surfer. All views are Lewis's, Chesterton's or MacDonald's.
Joined January 2009
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New to twitter. Seeking fellow Inklings w/ whom to test ideas & celebrate beauty/goodness.
- Episcopal background, mere Xian
- Undergrad UVA, Masters RTS
- Run a surf camp in OBX, NC
- Teach @ VB Fellows
- Interests: Lewis, Chesterton, MacDonald, Tolkien (also @PageauJonathan)
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21 Proverbs for the Digital Age
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This is exactly right. If being against vasectomies is a new trend among Evangelicals, it is very new (like yesterday). The vast majority of men in my community would be confused and offended not by Earley's defense of sterilization, but rather by how narrowly he permits it.
The responses to this are as predictable as could be imagined.
There was really no win for the magazine on this issue and they deserve credit for taking it on the way they did.
CT published two articles that argue forcefully against vasectomies, while this modest(!) defense distills where probably 95% of evangelicals are today.
And now no one cares about the two critiques because they're too busy rage-dunking this one rather than considering the possibility that a huge percentage of the normie evangelical men over the age of 40 who listen to their podcasts have gotten a vasectomy.
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Our family’s destination surf camp for kids (ages 12-18) in the Outer Banks, NC has had some random cancellations recently. It’s rare to have open spots this time of year with our massive waitlist, so I figured I’d post the open weeks (in green) here if anyone is interested.
My wife and I started Surf Hatteras 20 years ago. It’s a high-end, family-style adventure camp on Hatteras Island. No phones, home-cooked meals, empty beaches, best waves on the east coast. All surfing levels welcome, even pure beginners. 1:2 staff to camper ratio. Transportation to and from the airport included. Cheers!
surfhatteras.com/
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Agreed. Especially about the fruit of communion.
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In terms of MY interests in the "downstream from the IDW" lineage THIS is the biggest conversation we've had for a long time. I've been frustrated by all previous of attempts by @PageauJonathan and @BretWeinstein to find each other and I deeply appreciate @jgreenhall 's initiative to make this happen! Critical was not only his conversion, his shared history now with both of them, but also the insight (if you've listened to him talk about "communion" to broaden the exchange beyond 2 hours on zoom. The fruit of this labor (and sacrifice, these are all busy men) was well worth it. A really fine conversation that I think offers a lot of wisdom and insight for us all. (Link below)
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A tech-positive vision for our Moses moment. Absolutely fascinating.
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Had a great conversation with @jgreenhall on the future of church. Always fun to talk with him. Difficult (and personal) topic, but I think we solved all the problems of the world. youtu.be/XXkM3yRY_Ng?si=wWJc…
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My own little “theory of everything:” on how Jesus preached the gospel and moved the mountain of the human heart. patientkingdom.com/p/the-mas…
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If you're looking to (re-)form healthier spiritual patterns in the new year, this might help. patientkingdom.com/p/new-yea…
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Merry Christmas everyone! Here's what I read, watched, and listened to this year. patientkingdom.com/p/the-bes…
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Praise God. Merry Christmas, Matthieu.
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I'm finally coming back home
I've definitely started the process of coming out of exile in the last several months. I've seen enough clear signs to confirm it now.
I wish to thank all the people who helped me recently. It basically redeemed me from this condition, so thank you.
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Ross Byrd retweeted
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Please add this entire series from @rossbyrd to your reading list if you’d like to go further up and in on the topic of mountain moving. open.substack.com/pub/rossby…
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Ross Byrd retweeted
6 Dec 2025
Part 3 of perhaps the most important series of essays I’ve read.
If anyone has articulated the paradigm that Ross is articulating, I haven’t come across it.
It’s grand, cosmic, symbolic, recapitulatory, natural, supernatural. It makes sense and none at all. Like Tom.
My latest piece on the nature of Christian miracles (as mastery rather than magic) is out now-adillo. Link below.
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Ross Byrd retweeted
2 Dec 2025
In which Sergei Rachmaninoff locates the Platonic form of that theme by Niccolò Paganini.
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Ross Byrd retweeted
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To the extent that they talked about politics, the most prescient Christian thinkers of the 20th century avoided being drawn into the traps of being either self-conscious "conservatives" or "progressives."
Chesterton, Lewis, Tolkien, Auden--none of them are "conservatives" in the political sense, even if they sometimes seem to be. The one exception might be T.S. Eliot--though I think his conservatism has less in common with what passes for conservatism today.
Chesterton is still right: “The whole modern world has divided itself into Conservatives and Progressives. The business of Progressives is to go on making mistakes. The business of Conservatives is to prevent mistakes from being corrected."
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What I'm working on right now:
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From my latest on faith, salvation, and dominion:
New post: Do we possess even a mustard seed of faith? If so, why can't we move mountains? If not, who then can be saved?
patientkingdom.com/p/the-cos…
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Ross Byrd retweeted
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Metagelical conversations playlist ft. @chrbaxter_yt @lukefreeperson1 @rossbyrd @ThePersonPod youtube.com/playlist?list=PL… inspired by the concept introduced by @PaulVanderKlay
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