Archive - Becoming Human

Is God Hiding in Plain Sight?

My house is five miles from Disneyland “as the crow flies.” We hear the fireworks every night in our living room.

Jul 15 •

Two Views of Feeling: Hume & Augustine

Over the fifteen months of Becoming Human’s short history, emotions have emerged as a central theme.

Jul 1 •

June 2025

The End of Hope

This week, we return to an oldie but, I think, a goodie: below you’ll find an amended version of a post from last August, which in February I updated…

Jun 10 •

May 2025

When Technologists Misunderstand Human Relationship

Some Increasingly Feisty Thoughts on AI and Friendship

May 30 •

Dumbledore's Will & the Hiddenness of God

Last September, prompted by the two stories of putative Christian heroes acting badly, and by my own experience with betrayal by a trusted mentor within…

May 22 •

Unresolved Tension

Why I Love Vincent Van Gogh

May 14 •

My First Christianity Today Byline is Not about Something Happy...

Plus: evidently I use my hands when I talk

May 6 •

April 2025

Rejoicing in the Success of Others

How to Build a Counter-Culture

Apr 29 •

Finding Yourself in God

The Two Desires of Love and the Logic of Redemption

Apr 18 •

Dementors are Anti-Gods

Creation, Destruction, and Breath

Apr 11 •

Why Faith Matters to Perseverence

Apr 4 •

March 2025

What Do Solomon, Harry Potter, and Frederick Douglass Have in Common?

Plus Looking Back on a Year of Substacking

Mar 28 •

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