Alternate Epigraphs for “The Apostle of Tennessee”

I’ve always been intrigued by epigraphs, those quotes or phrases, usually form other written works, at the beginning of books. It seems like a singular challenge to find that one or two (or in my case, three) quotes that set the stage and capture the spirit and...

What is Prayer? A Note on My Chapter 16 Communion Essay

I recently published a personal essay in Chapter 16, the excellent literary magazine of Humanities Tennessee, about the privilege of bringing Holy Communion home to my mother-in-law in the months prior to her passing in the spring of 2025. There’s a passage where I...