Reflections

When the Sky Goes Dark

When the Sky Goes Dark

At Thermopylae, Dienekes answered a sky full of arrows with resolve. This essay follows Spartan courage, Stoic duty, Ecclesiastes, and a personal season of war—why The Providence Forge embraces these...

When the Sky Goes Dark

At Thermopylae, Dienekes answered a sky full of arrows with resolve. This essay follows Spartan courage, Stoic duty, Ecclesiastes, and a personal season of war—why The Providence Forge embraces these...

Faithful, Not Flawless

Faithful, Not Flawless

On a wrecked ship off Ireland, John Newton asked a question he thought had no answer. Guilt stayed. The trade continued. Faithful is not the same as flawless.

Faithful, Not Flawless

On a wrecked ship off Ireland, John Newton asked a question he thought had no answer. Guilt stayed. The trade continued. Faithful is not the same as flawless.

Holding a Map I Could Not Read

Holding a Map I Could Not Read

I used to lie awake trying to predict the rest of my life. Marcus Aurelius and St. Paul taught me to meet the present instead of drawing a map I...

Holding a Map I Could Not Read

I used to lie awake trying to predict the rest of my life. Marcus Aurelius and St. Paul taught me to meet the present instead of drawing a map I...

The Grand Announcement

The Grand Announcement

I have been on edge for about a week: head spinning, heart racing, waiting on the official announcement of The Providence Forge. The online store is open, with apparel in...

The Grand Announcement

I have been on edge for about a week: head spinning, heart racing, waiting on the official announcement of The Providence Forge. The online store is open, with apparel in...

Avoiding Procrastination

Avoiding Procrastination

I was standing at my desk in my home office clicking away at the keyboard. My to-do list is next to me on a whiteboard and doesn’t seem to get...

Avoiding Procrastination

I was standing at my desk in my home office clicking away at the keyboard. My to-do list is next to me on a whiteboard and doesn’t seem to get...

Radical Acceptance: One Broken Pipe at a Time

Radical Acceptance: One Broken Pipe at a Time

After the second hour of laying on the basement floor, my upper half in the hole that I had just dug out, I began to reconsider my current situation. After...

Radical Acceptance: One Broken Pipe at a Time

After the second hour of laying on the basement floor, my upper half in the hole that I had just dug out, I began to reconsider my current situation. After...