The Council of Hell
Book II of Paradise Lost
Articles
Till One Greater Man
Book I of John Milton’s Paradise Lost
On the Emotiveness of Hymns
Indeed, there is a difference between a hymn that expresses emotion and a hymn that centers upon emotion. Christianity is not devoid of feelings; indeed, fai...
Higher Things and the Wager
Past two weeks’ readings: Dante, Paradiso, Cantos I–XII Luther, The Bondage of the Will, The Sovereignty of God
Analysis on The Agony
Past two weeks’ readings: Dante, Purgatorio, Cantos XIV–XXXIII Luther, The Bondage of the Will, Introduction–The Necessity of Knowing God and His Power
Why Lutheran Worship Is More Than a Matter of Taste
I. Introduction — The Problem of Treating Worship as Preference
Analysis on Our Lord Has Laid His Benison
This week’s readings: Dante, Purgatorio — Cantos I–XIII Augustine, Confessions — Books X–XIII
The Divided Will: Augustine and Dante on Why Humans Choose Sin | Week 3 of the Summer Curriculum
This week’s reading: Dante, Inferno — Cantos XXVII-XXXIV Augustine, Confessions — Books V-IX
Caiaphas and the Crucifixion of a Phantasm | Week 2 of Summer Curriculum
This week’s reading: Dante, Inferno — Cantos XIV–XXVI Augustine, Confessions — Books IV–V
Dante and Driving | Week 1 of Summer Curriculum
Week 1 of my summer studies is complete!
Speech Against Nero
Speech given at the last class of Classical Rhetoric May 27, 2026.
Personal Curriculum
The word curriculum comes from the Latin word currere, which means “to run” or “to proceed.” A curriculum is a running course of knowledge. For some, their c...
Description of a Familiar Place
Trinity Lutheran is the church I call home. To the unimaginative, it is only a stark white monolith rising from farmland. But to the attentive, the church is...
