Afternoon naps, long walks, and five hours of work a day. The lifestyles of great intellectuals reveal the value of spontaneous thought. www.laphamsquarterly.org/roundtable/o...

Scott Sunquist, President of Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary, on how a lesson from grandchildren informs a deeper reflection on imitation that shapes our character, our communities, and, ultimately, our journey toward becoming more like Christ. www.gordonconwell.edu/blog/imitati...

Why are more educated young Europeans embracing nationalist politics? The far right is succeeding not primarily through policy but by offering a compelling story of identity and belonging—something the European Union has struggled to provide.

Many Christians know the Ethiopian tradition that the Ark of the Covenant is kept in Axum, but far fewer have seen the extraordinary rock-hewn churches of Lalibela—this beautiful short documentary is well worth a few minutes. aeon.co/videos/explo...

Five hundred years after William Tyndale’s English New Testament ignited fierce religious and political battles, its story reveals how every translation is also an act of interpretation—with consequences that can reshape language, belief, and history.

My next Substack essay is about the idea that leadership isn’t just expressed through decisions or vision, but through the tone, pace, and presence we bring into other people’s lives. Should be up this week.

Afternoon naps, long walks, and five hours of work a day. The lifestyles of great intellectuals reveal the value of spontaneous thought.

I've posted on Pope Leo XIV's encyclical already; this essay argues the AI revolution is fueled by both ambition and fear—and that the pope offers a better path: pursuing innovation with humility, courage, and an orientation toward God. www.thenewatlantis.com/publications...

Today’s essay asks how different traditions answer “Who’s in charge here?”—and what that reveals about our fears and hopes for the church.

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If your Instagram account is public, check your AI settings. Meta is rolling out a feature called Muse Image that lets people generate AI images using content from public Instagram accounts by @-mentioning them. Public accounts are opted in by default. /1

More schools are banning cellphones, and while most students adjust and benefit, experts say the quarter of teens with problematic smartphone use may need extra support—and parents still play the biggest role in building healthy digital habits. theconversation.com/for-the-1-in...

C.S. Lewis wrestled with the Psalms, loved the Psalms, and returned to them throughout his life. Today's essay explores why. open.substack.com/pub/judsonta...

Churches love chasing the newest communication trends, but the biggest opportunities may be the oldest ones like email, direct mail, phone calls, texts, and blogging. unseminary.com/4-old-school...

The Psalms may be the greatest school of prayer ever given to the Church. More tomorrow.

America's foundational literary genre isn't the novel or the sermon. It is the captivity narrative. hedgehogreview.com/issues/polit...

As the West’s famous glaciers rapidly disappear, scientists say little-known rock glaciers—hidden beneath blankets of stone—could become vital reservoirs of cold meltwater, helping sustain mountain streams and wildlife long after the ice we recognize is gone. open.substack.com/pub/theconve...

The surprising story of the Britons who supported American independence and how the Revolution was as much a debate over liberty and representative government within Britain as it was a fight against it. theconversation.com/america-at-2...

The story of the remarkable Founder who gave us "We the People"—and why America should remember his forgotten legacy. thedispatch.com/article/jame...

The problem isn’t always ambition itself. Sometimes it’s the quiet need to outshine others. New essay today. open.substack.com/pub/judsonta...

What if the greatest barrier to spiritual growth isn’t what we do in public, but what we neglect in secret? Daniel Kunkel argues that real transformation begins when we stop seeking recognition and learn to be content with being fully known and loved by God. mereorthodoxy.com/the-secret-p...

Gaudí's greatest masterpieces owe more to Islamic art than many realize—a fascinating reminder that civilizations often shape one another in unexpected ways.

Astrophysicists have always built tools to see farther. The new tools may make the humans unnecessary. www.science.org/content/arti...

Can written prayers deepen personal faith? Lewis thought so. Today's essay explores why. open.substack.com/pub/judsonta...

A witty and wide-ranging meditation on plagiarism that begins as a question about literary theft and ends by asking whether originality itself is far rarer—and influence far more pervasive—than most writers care to admit. www.commentary.org/articles/jos...

C.S. Lewis believed prayer should be personal, but not necessarily original. More Tuesday on Substack.

“There are options to shut down gaslighting right before ending conversations with narcissists.” shahidaarabi.medium.com/11-gaslighti...

Pope Leo XIV's encyclical is invaluable, but this author says it underemphasizes the most immediate and insidious AI danger. www.thenewatlantis.com/publications...

New in The Deep We: a look at Christian ethics as a common calling to love, justice, mercy, and holiness—even in a church that can’t agree on much else. open.substack.com/pub/judsonta...

New data suggests 3 out of 4 Americans—including majorities across most age groups, income levels, races, & religious traditions—continue to support the idea that all children should have access to a free public education, regardless of immigration status. theconversation.com/most-america...

If you've ever dreamed of publishing a book, this candid essay offers a reality check, explaining how publishers, bookstores, and authors navigate an industry driven as much by warehouses, returns, and market dynamics as by creativity. therepublicofletters.substack.com/p/how-publis...

If you've ever dreamed of publishing a book, this candid essay offers a reality check, explaining how publishers, bookstores, and authors navigate an industry driven as much by warehouses, returns, and market dynamics as by creativity.

Before he was C.S. Lewis the author, he was C.S. Lewis the worshipper. Today's essay explores the difference. judsontaylor.substack.com/publish/post...

What can a photograph of C.S. Lewis's personal prayer book teach us? Tomorrow's essay explores prayer, worship, and spiritual formation.

I first read On the Road in college, inspired by people like Bob Dylan. Kerouac sold generations a vision of freedom and enlightenment—but his life reveals a harder truth: a restless search for meaning can become just another way of worshiping the self.

Calling all Anglicans worldwide, whether in the Church of England, Episcopal Church, ACNA, churches in Canada, Australia, New Zealand, etc: which Book of Common Prayer do you most enjoy using for personal prayer? Photos of C.S. Lewis’ personal 1662 Book of Common Prayer included here for fun.

Today's essay explores how living in England changed the way I think about tea, coffee, hospitality, and the rhythms of everyday life. open.substack.com/pub/judsonta...

What if Hawai‘i isn’t a paradise to be consumed, but a homeland to be loved? Here's a poet’s powerful challenge to the myths, history, and wounds hidden beneath the postcard. aeon.co/videos/recla...

You’ve heard of effective altruism, but what about “effective accelerationism”?

Mozart’s greatest trick wasn’t writing beautiful music—it was making you sympathize with the guilty, desire what you know is wrong, and then forcing you to confront what that reveals about yourself. aeon.co/essays/why-m...

At Yale and elsewhere, old questions about costume parties are feeding new questions about trust in higher education. theconversation.com/ive-been-stu...

Sensitivity readers promise authenticity but deliver essentialism. Who really benefits when identity polices the imagination?

Christianity was never meant to remain safely inside the sanctuary. It was meant to collide with ordinary life. open.substack.com/pub/judsonta...

Officially called aviation marker balls or spherical markers, those orange balls there to help pilots see power lines so airplanes and helicopters don’t crash into them. theconversation.com/what-are-tho...

Officially called aviation marker balls or spherical markers, those orange balls there to help pilots see power lines so airplanes and helicopters don’t crash into them. theconversation.com/what-are-tho...

The common Catholic objection to sola scriptura is that without an infallible magisterium, Christians inevitably fragment because there is no authoritative interpreter of Scripture. /1

Ever since the first excavations of Pompeii in the 17th century, archeologists have known that Greek sculptures were painted in vivid colours. But today we think of them as pearly white. aeon.co/videos/ancie...

Today’s essay looks at how two simple actions—washing and eating—quietly link most Christian traditions far more than we tend to notice. open.substack.com/pub/judsonta...

Pew: Catholicism is losing members through faith switching, while Protestant churches are gaining many former Catholics. www.evangelical-times.org/global-prote...

A proposed policy under the Trump administration could cut federal funding to Christian colleges and seminaries with large numbers of graduates who go on to work in lower-paying ministry or nonprofit jobs. www.christianitytoday.com/2026/05/chri...