church – In All Uncertain Terms

August 23, 2026

Blessed are Those who Hunger and Thirst for Righteousness

My first memory of the Beatitudes, the nine “Blessed are ______” statements in Matthew 5 that kick off Jesus’s most famous teachings, the Sermon on the Mount, I was in second grade. At the Christian school I attended, we were made to memorize the passage. I don’t remember what commentary was given, though I’m sure…

Letters to Pangea: Work is for Others

I’ve tried and failed many times to keep a journal. I like the idea of keeping record of my life, of having a reference to look back on to see what my past was like from my own real-time perspective, which will have long faded from my memory. I’ve just never been able to stick…

On the Death of my Grandmother

It was mid-November, just starting to get chilly where I live. The sky was cloudy and gray, so that the room was dimly lit even through the large windows, and despite only being afternoon, it felt as though the sun had set already. I sat across from my boss’s boss, as he peered at me…