essays

Letter to the child of a fallen world

My dearest child, I know you have lately observed the adults running amok. I know you have seen them taking what isn’t theirs, speaking before they think, destroying rather than building. I know you have seen other adults quivering in disbelief at these actions, failing to stand up for themselves or their brethren. I know… Continue reading Letter to the child of a fallen world

Interview/Talk

Dialogue on spiritual friendship (with Kyle Hilding)

Jackson:  Hey, brother! So, we agreed we were going to have a dialogue around the importance of friendship to the spiritual journey. We agreed we were going to host this dialogue via email, to give each of us ample time to reflect on our answers. To start off, maybe you can write a bit about… Continue reading Dialogue on spiritual friendship (with Kyle Hilding)

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Plagiarism as the fulcrum of anarchy

It is a weekday afternoon, and I and a supervisor are sitting down with a student who plagiarized a portion of his essay. The student hasn’t fessed up to his crime, so we are awaiting a fourth party, the school’s tech person, to conclude an investigation into the student’s document history. The atmosphere among myself,… Continue reading Plagiarism as the fulcrum of anarchy