Mere Meaningful Membership - Looking at Jordan Peterson, God, and Christianity
Chris Kaczor and Matt Petrusek have put together a book - Jordan Peterson, God, and Christianity. We decided to exchange books. Before...
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Andrew Gilchrist
- Jul 19, 2021
- 3 min
Convictions and Handmaids
“I like to terrorize my protagonist… and so I do!” Thomas King
Fiction writers often dream up the worst hells imaginable just to see if the
Andrew Gilchrist
- Jun 15, 2021
- 5 min
Corruption, Correction, Christianity
[From a social media post and conversation] I hope the title of this post can be read in the spirit of a "light touch." I am fascinated...
Andrew Gilchrist
- Apr 22, 2021
- 2 min
God is Our Daughter
Many want to view the world as a place defined by oppressors and oppressed. That's only one story. You would never say a healthy family is
Andrew Gilchrist
- Apr 7, 2021
- 2 min
AUDIOBOOK Version Now Available
Over a year ago now, I asked a friend if he would help me produce the audiobook version of my book, The Divine Daughter. Imagine my surprise
Andrew Gilchrist
- Feb 21, 2021
- 2 min
The Granddaughter Test for Political Candidates
Have you ever heard of the Granddaughter Test?
This comes from a story about two voters arguing over political candidates. Imagine two men,
Andrew Gilchrist
- Aug 22, 2020
- 2 min
Spiritually Inadequate Obsessions - Trees on Mars by Hal Niedzviecki
How did the future, or the new, become so much more important than the now, the present moment? Spiritually, we are told the present-now is
Andrew Gilchrist
- Jun 7, 2020
- 1 min
Audiobook Sample - The Divine Daughter Foreword and Introduction (16 min)
COVID-19 interrupted my audiobook studio sessions. But, I did get the first 16 minutes from my sound guy. I decided to use the 16 minutes...
Andrew Gilchrist
- Jan 14, 2020
- 1 min
Meaning Crisis? Frame, Unframe, Reframe!
The meme is today's aphorism. Today's quick barb or quip can be enough to help you out of falling into the maelstrom of today's flood of...
Andrew Gilchrist
- Jan 10, 2020
- 4 min
Politics: Marrying Adversaries
What is the political equivalent of marriage adversarial politics? How does adversarial political or economic theories address marriage?
Andrew Gilchrist
- Nov 5, 2019
- 1 min
Stranger Writing in Harmony
It is a strange thing to write in harmony. Twin pens poised, Scratching away at syncopated counterpoints. But to...
Andrew Gilchrist
- Oct 25, 2019
- 2 min
Alpha Males as Comforters
the popular account of the phrase "alpha male" is totally wrong. Instead of associating the phrase with things like dominance and...
Andrew Gilchrist
- Oct 10, 2019
- 4 min
Peacemakers - Looking Over the Shoulders of Rene Girard and Jordan Peterson
Rene Girard would insist that Christianity is unique in that it is an answer to myth. But from outside of Christianity, across the sea, we
Andrew Gilchrist
- Sep 23, 2019
- 5 min
Like Lost Puppies
Journalism, as a tradition, has never been married to wisdom. Journalism may flirt with the playful Lady Sophia once in a while, even offer
Andrew Gilchrist
- Sep 5, 2019
- 2 min
So That's How the Amazon Author Page Services Work...
I get this feeling I'm actually working for Amazon, working for Google, working for Facebook, working for Apple...
Andrew Gilchrist
- Aug 25, 2019
- 5 min
"Just Following Orders" - Abraham's Ideal and Correcting Processes
Experience involves limitations.
This can lead to suffering in life.
To overcome that suffering, one strategy is to aim yourself, aim your
Andrew Gilchrist
- Jul 6, 2019
- 1 min
Marvel is Mythical
A love story can actually be about being a good parent.
Andrew Gilchrist
- Jun 12, 2019
- 1 min
Becoming an Author - "Three-Word Poems"
On May 5 I talked about writing at an event just outside Belleville. Retreat Zen is an incredible venue for small-group events,...
Andrew Gilchrist
- Jun 11, 2019
- 1 min
Media Fallout And Education - Paglia, Peterson, and McLuhan
What's the connection between McLuhan & Peterson? What would they talk about if they had the chance to meet? What would McLuhan think...
Andrew Gilchrist
- Mar 23, 2019
- 1 min
Today's Children on Crusade
Andrew Sweeny provides a clear-eyed cautionary tale of what comes with the revolutionary spirit. Anger and youth can be seductive. They...