Bryan JarrellI absolutely love this article from Time magazine, but for cynical and unhelpful reasons.Let’s set aside for a moment that Mr. Hale’s Lenten discipline is not achievable. As an activist student once helpfully explained to me…Mar 2, 2017Mar 2, 2017
Bryan JarrellThis is from James Kirchick over at Tablet Magazine.Certainly there’s some truth in it, at least anecdotally. I know few churchgoers that voted for Trump, though my denomination is fairly…Feb 21, 2017Feb 21, 2017
Bryan JarrellDavid Brooks on Bonhoeffer, Benedict, and [Cranmer]Personally, I don’t think we’re at a Bonhoeffer moment or a Benedict moment. I think we’re approaching a [Gerald] Ford moment. If the first…Feb 16, 2017Feb 16, 2017
Bryan JarrellWitness vs. ExperienceBut visibly electrified as he was by the wins, Chance really caught the holy spirit on the performance stage, where he delivered an…Feb 14, 2017Feb 14, 2017
Bryan JarrellRaca“You have heard that it was said to the people long ago, ‘You shall not murder, and anyone who murders will be subject to judgment.’ But I…Feb 13, 2017Feb 13, 2017
Bryan JarrellBelieving & Belonging in ReligionScott: Is there a five second rule? If you’re an Evangelical Protestant, and you start doubting, is there a five minute rule? What if you…Feb 10, 2017Feb 10, 2017
Bryan JarrellCharacters in Search of an AuthorOh and hey: Can I say something? All that “liberal Catholic” stuff they gave you in seminary — it was fiction. Most of the people who…Feb 10, 2017Feb 10, 2017
Bryan JarrellMLK on Bootstraps“It's all right to tell a man to lift himself by his own bootstraps, but it is a cruel jest to say to a bootless man that he ought to lift…Feb 9, 2017Feb 9, 2017