Veterans Day

In honor of Veterans Day, here’s a link to a World War I blog I heard about on Public Radio International. Basically, a grandson has taken the time to type in his grandfather’s letters on the dates they were actually written during his service, documenting the latter’s experience throughout the so-called “war to end all [...]

Take a Poll That Doesn’t Have Anything to Do with Politics

I don’t know if you’ve been polled yet this election year (I haven’t), but I do know they’re a lot more fun to answer when you have more than two options from which to pick. That said, I offer my very first Second Drafts poll, in which I ask for your feedback as to what [...]

Never Settle

Early last month, I got interviewed by one Julia Furlan from New York University for a story she was doing on twenty-somethings. The story was for NYU’s LiveWire service:
“Livewire offers newspapers, magazines and digital publishers original feature stories meant to help capture a coveted audience: the under-30 reader. Our stories, written by New York [...]

Now Up at byFaith

I wasn’t sure if they were going to post it online or not (the actual issue has been out for almost two months now), but my byFaith article (written in July) on the political views of twenty- and thirty-somethings in the PCA is finally up on byFaith’s newly-redesigned site. Check it out and leave a [...]

Wondering Indeed

Got a subscriber email from byFaith about its coming issue. Here’s what the intro said:
“The next issue of byFaith will be delivered to homes and churches in two weeks. This magazine, as much as any we’ve published, will provoke thinking. It will show visitors a church that is engaged in the world, and present non-believers [...]

Bulimic Productivity

I’ve spent way too much time in a staring contest with my computer this week, but at least it’s been productive. Today I’ll submit the first draft of my article for byFaith and maybe check email a couple of times, but that’s about it. All work and no play makes Craig a very dull boy.
I [...]

The Jesus Diet

Alastair Roberts at Adversaria has given up blogging for Lent. However, instead of going Garver for 40 days, he’s offering folks the opportunity to guest blog on his behalf. He writes:
“One of the principal purposes of this Lenten project is to be a means of sharing some of our perspectives on the public ministry of [...]

Baggage

(I wrote the majority of this short piece five years ago, but never knew how to end it. This past weekend, I came up with an ending that might work, though I’m open to suggestions.)
Baggage
by Craig Dunham

(The scene opens. On one side is the Attendant, a mostly-even-tempered airline employee – courteous and professional. On the [...]

Depending on My Theology

Depending on my theology
You are either sovereign or You’re biased
You are good or You’re absent
You allow or You’re dead
Depending on my theology
You observe or You’re deaf
You know or You’re behind
You cause or You’re retired
Depending on my theology
You were or You weren’t
You are or You aren’t
You are to come
or You have already left the building
Depending [...]

Thursday Links

I’ve got four of the last six reviews that are posted up at Writers Read. It must be a slow reading summer for the other writers (or maybe they’re actually getting some writing done, which if so, I’m jealous). Anyway, if you’re looking for a next book to read, check it out.
Speaking of writing, Megan [...]

The Joys of Book Writing

Spent the morning at Kaldi’s Coffeehouse outlining/writing on a new book project, and I have to confess how good it all felt to be working on something longer than a one-page reflection for class or a blog entry for the Internet. The best news is that I think some of what I came up with [...]