Ben SheppardSemicolons and Blank SpacesDisclaimer: I am not a mental health professional. I am not certified to give medical advice. If you’re thinking about the possibility of…Apr 17, 2017Apr 17, 2017
Ben SheppardBeing Bad at Fiction Writing Can Make You Bad at LifeThere are a lot of ways to be bad at writing; I’m not trying to claim that I’ve discovered the worst. But there are ways to be bad at…Nov 4, 2016Nov 4, 2016
Ben SheppardDoubt is not our problem. God is our problem.This is a slightly tweaked version of a sermon I delivered on Sunday, May 29, at the Church of the Shepherd in Hyde Park, Chicago…Jun 1, 2016Jun 1, 2016
Ben SheppardUChicago, Racist E-mails, and the Life of the MindIf you don’t go here, you probably have no idea what this post is about. While the issues at stake matter very much to the students here at…Feb 5, 2016Feb 5, 2016
Ben SheppardPeggy McIntosh’s Knapsack and How We Learn About PrivilegeI read Peggy McIntosh’s “White Privilege: Unpacking the Invisible Knapsack” for the first time in my Intro to Sociology course, and at…Jan 1, 2016Jan 1, 2016
Ben SheppardI don’t have a choiceAbout a week ago a friend of mine who works as a leadership coach sent out an e-mail with a nice point about Christmas. Christmas is a…Dec 28, 2015Dec 28, 2015