Running the Race of Faith
I am a runner. Some people do not like running, but I love it.[1] I began running regularly about sixteen years ago and have not looked back. It is my exercise of choice. It also permits me to mull over ideas that elude me otherwise; I have composed numerous articles and portions of manuscripts whilst on a greenway or trail. Furthermore, running is therapeutic, allowing me to process my thoughts and emotions in a manner that other...
HSF Conversations: The Odyssey
In this edition of HSF Conversations, Matthew Steven Bracey is joined by Phill and Aidan Lytle from Rambling Ever On to discuss Christopher Nolan’s The Odyssey. Among the topics covered include first impressions, technical and thematic elements of the film, (some) issues of controversy surrounding the film, and the nature of...
HSF Conversations: The Silmarillion (part 2/2)
Approximately a year ago, Phillip T. Morgan and Matthew Steven Bracey conversed about The Silmarillion. In that conversation, Morgan and Bracey discussed the work broadly—its mythos, its significance, etc. This post continues that conversation, getting into specific passages and characters and themes: Fëanor and his pride, Ungoliant and her unsatiable lust, Finrod Felagund and his high honor, Thingol and his isolationism, and Eru...
Reading Genesis 1:1–2:3 and Genesis 2:4–25 As Complementary, Not Contradictory
Critics sometimes assert that Genesis 1:1–2:3 and 2:4–25 present two separate creation accounts and that they contradict in relation to (a) the divine name and (b) the timing of the creation of plants, animals, and humans. Specifically, Genesis 1:1–2:3 refers to “God” and presents the creation of plants, then animals, then humans, whereas Genesis 2:4–25 refers to the “LORD God” and presents the creation of Adam, then plants, then...
Lessons in Mentorship
Several years ago, I was asked to co-present on mentorship at the 2022 Free Will Baptist Leadership Conference with Eric K. Thomsen, who was my youth pastor when I was growing up. The idea was to demonstrate the mentor-mentee cycle: someone invested in him, he invested in me, now I invest in others, who will hopefully invest in yet others. We were asked to present again at the 2025 D6 Conference in Washington. This post represents an...
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