tohu va bohu

from marysville, wa · since 2004

Without form and void. Or, of making many posts there is no end.

Writing on liturgy, books, education, the church, and enjoying the process.

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Recently posted to the void.
sep 1 · bring them upBlack Belt Raggants"Will this be on the test?" This is a standard student silly question.jun 17 · bring them upForging RaggantsThe following is a short story I wrote and read for the year-end assembly at ECS last week.jun 6 · bring them upYielded HustleThe following are my notes for the 2026 graduation at ECS.

Last Sunday

The call to confession and the meditation at the Table, as given in worship.
call to confessionPrayer GuidanceSunday, October 11at the tablePublic ExecutionSunday, October 11All 1,306, by Sunday or by text →

From the bookshelf

Of making many books there is no end. 199 notes so far.All book notes →
Cover of Keep Your KidsKeep Your KidsDouglas WilsonCover of Heaven Taken by StormHeaven Taken by StormThomas WatsonCover of PhantastesPhantastesGeorge MacDonald★★★☆☆Cover of The Christian SabbathThe Christian SabbathR.L. Dabney★★★★☆Cover of Sacred RhetoricSacred RhetoricR.L. Dabney★★★★☆Cover of Letters from the MountainLetters from the MountainBen Palpant★★★★★

In season

Turns over with the calendar.

Reformation Day is coming

The Word of ProtestForged from the ReformationThe Imaginative World of the Reformation

This week, years ago

2025Light Is Right2017Contradicting the Celebrating2006The 25 Most Influential Books on the Void

A shot of encouragement

One verse or one good quotation. 194 of them.
“I've spent a decent amount of time thinking about the word nerve.”
Nerve as Faith · April 2026 →

Read them all

Collections worth taking in one sitting.
17 talksRaggant Fiction Festival talksLatest: Fiction for Unfavourable ConditionsRead them all →12 storiesFinal Assembly storiesLatest: Forging RaggantsRead them all →42 articlesParentingLatest: Keeping Your Kids StupidRead them all →

All are yours

Other good work going on in Marysville and beyond. (1 Corinthians 3:21)

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