Enjoy these lovely links to selected articles I’ve written that are available online:
- NEW! Eat, Pray, Love a Pilgrimage? (The High Calling Blogs, 27 August 2010): Two years ago I finished reading Elizabeth Gilbert’s best-selling Eat, Pray, Love while settling into a cozy and only sometimes chilly (but never, alas, poetically leaky) London garret, my new abode-for-three-months. I wanted to love the book and had been the one to suggest it to my Nashville writing group for our last meeting before I jaunted off again. // Fairly freshly returned from four months of covering stories for magazines and mission organizations in five African countries and from a month of doing the same in Haiti, I thought my traveler-writer self would find much in common with Gilbert as I settled into some months of writing from London. // But I didn’t. Or at least not as much as I expected. more
- Helping Our Neighbor: CCCU Schools Respond to Haiti’s Crisis (CCCU Advance, Spring 2010): In the opening keynote address of the CCCU’s recent International Forum on Higher Education, Richard E. Stearns, president of World Vision Inc., exhorted attendees that “we are compelled by the gospel to enter the world’s pain, not retreat from it.” more
- Women Who Lead the Way (CCCU Advance, Spring 2010): While CCCU schools have made progress in advancing women’s leadership, much opportunity still exists for improvement. more
- Lauren Rolwing: Graphic Mischief (Nashville Arts Magazine, July 2010): In many ways, illustrator Lauren Rolwing embodies her art. Her uncluttered compositions hold an undercurrent of playfulness and whimsy beneath their intelligent designs. So it is with Rolwing: her enjoyable conversation is sprinkled with thoughtful references to the films she’s watched, the books she’s read, and the artists she’s been influenced by, while her youthful energy and fun spirit keep her words from dipping into inaccessible intellectualism. more
- Beyond Ceremony & Courtesy: The rules of (cultural) engagement (BestSemester Magazine, Spring 2010; pages 18-21): At its core, the story of cultural engagement is about listening. It’s about living with and learning from. It’s about humility. And it’s about being willing to let go of deeply engrained assumptions about how Americans interact with the rest of the world. It’s about how these practices change our posture both abroad and at home. It’s not about helping others. It’s about living well alongside them. more
- Philip Stosberg (Alumni Profile: Russian Studies, Univ. of KY College of Arts & Sciences, May 2010): Whatever stereotypes you have of Russian Studies graduates, Phillip Stosberg probably doesn’t fit them. He arrived at UK while a drummer for a Louisville-based chaotic punk band, The National Acrobat, that was sometimes touring nationally. Because he had to find practice space somewhere outside his dorm, living in the UK dormitories for two years was “like living in oblivion as far as drumming goes.” more
- Where’s the Nearest Fire Extinguisher? (We the ‘Bistro, 14 October 2009): This afternoon I rushed into the small film production office somewhat late even though the gig’s short hours are very flexible. Currently this particular gig involves mailing out daily orders (calling it “fulfillment” makes it sound more impressive), and the Fed-Ex man who dictates my afternoon deadline was due in about 15 minutes. “Sorry I’m late,” I explained as I stepped inside. “I was putting out fires.” “How do you have fires to put out? You’re a writer,” Ian, the production manager guy, quipped a little seriously. more
- Zimbabwe economic crisis cripples mission station (United Methodist News Service, 10 January 2008 ): The sewage system is overloaded, buildings are decaying, electricity is unreliable, and economic turmoil in Zimbabwe makes operating two schools, a hospital, a children’s home and church nearly impossible. Yet Old Mutare Mission, a ministry of The United Methodist Church for 110 years, is determined to continue its ministry to the people of Zimbabwe, its leaders say. more
- Moving Pictures (Prism, July/August 2008 ): With a cloudless sky enclosing the islands of East Africa’s Lake Victoria in its azure dome, it’s easy to forget, from the vantage of a colorful wooden fishing boat on the lake, that there is a “rest of the world.” Sam Tsapwe, however, never seems to struggle with remembering the rest of the world, whether he’s ministering to people on these remote Lake Victoria islands or to people in Sudan, Uganda’s northern neighbor, or to people in Uganda’s capital city of Kampala, where he lives. Standing 6 feet tall, Tsapwe is a solid man, both inside and out, and a dedicated servant of God. He is slow to speak and soft-spoken when he does, but he’s the kind of person one is willing to wait for and lean in to hear. more
- I’ve uploaded additional articles here.
Bios
- St. Lola in the Fields bio (MySpace.com band page, November 2008 )
- Beau Bristow’s bio (beaubristow.com, July 2008 )
Features
- In the Spotlight (CCCU Advance, Spring 2010)
- Critical Breakthroughs in Christian Higher Education (CCCU Advance, Spring 2010)
- Mitchell Codding (Alumni Profile: Hispanic Studies, Univ. of KY College of Arts & Sciences, April 2010)
- Creative Spillage: An Artist’s Touch (Fringe Magazine, January/February 2010)
- Kathleen Lynam: The Playful Puppeteer (Nashville Arts Magazine, January 2010)
- A World of Love (devozine, January/February 2010)
- Quang Ho: Attracted to Mystery (Nashville Arts Magazine, December 2009)
- Passport to Success (Linguistics Feature Story, Univ. of KY College of Arts & Sciences, December 2009)
- The New Worship Question: To Tweet or Not To Tweet (Interpreter Magazine, Nov/Dec 2009)
- Measuring Up: The Composite Financial Index (CCCU Advance, Fall 2009; pages 35-38)
- Mary Alice Scott (Ph.D. student profile: Anthropology, Univ. of KY College of Arts & Sciences, November 2009)
- Banking on Change (Anthropology Feature Story, Univ. of KY College of Arts & Sciences, October 2009)
- Ann Pollock (Alumni Profile: Biology, Univ. of KY College of Arts & Sciences, October 2009)
- Opening a Floodgate of Interest (Political Science Feature Story, Univ. of KY College of Arts & Sciences, September 2009)
- Guess Who’s Coming to Church? – Open House Month urges ‘Think like a visitor’ (Interpreter, July/August 2009)
- New Institute Promotes Kingdom Practices of Sustainability (CCCU Advance, Spring 2009; pages 14-15)
- Searching for N.E.O.s (CCCU’s Advance, Spring 2009; pages 38-39)
- Economic crisis calls for pastoral, practical, prophetic responses (Interpreter Magazine, March/April 2009)
- So Simple, Yet So Complex (Blair Quarter Note, Fall 2008)
- Sex Trafficking (FFV, 2008 Issue 3)
- Best Sellers in Nashville, TN (GIFT SHOP Magazine, Fall 2008 )
- Visual Art: Safe Haven for Artists (Vanderbilt Magazine, Summer 2008 )
- Better and Better: Precollegiate students at Blair score a spring full of milestones (Vanderbilt University’s Blair School of Music’s Blair Quarter Note, Summer 2007) – page 4 of the pdf; page 6 of the magazine
- Hardie Traveler (Blair Quarter Note, Summer 2007) – page 7 of the pdf; page 12 of the magazine
- Making an Impact — 10 Years Out (Asbury College, 6 August 2007)
- Like Family: From the Suzuki Program to the Curb Youth Symphony, precollege training at Blair evodes a family-like sense of support (Blair Quarter Note, Winter 2007) – page 12
- Welcome to PornSunday (Outreach, September/October 2005)
- Focus on children’s health (The Tennessean’s FYI Magazine, 19 Sept 2004)
Travel writing
- New Orleans cuisine is a fusion of cultures (The Tennessean, 24 January 2010)
- Visiting the “It” City for Contemporary Art (Nashville Arts Magazine, December ’08/January ’09)
- Dispatch from New Orleans: Funk and Flambe at Brennan’s Breakfast (Nashville Scene, 22 July 2009)
- Dispatch from New Orleans: Two Sister’s Kitchen’s Shrimp & Okra (Nashville Scene, 17 July 2009)
- Dispatch from New Orleans: Breakfast at Li’l Dizzy’s (Nashville Scene, 15 July 2009)
- Dispatch from New Orleans: Dinner at Rambla (Nashville Scene, 9 July 2009)
Africa-related
- USP’s Adeline Kamwasir receives Wheaton scholarship (BestSemester.com News, 5 May 2010)
- Prayers for Encouragement: “The Little Red Book” in Ministry (Africa Upper Room Ministries, August 2008 )
- AU Graduate Trains Bankers in Uganda (Africa University Today, Spring 2008 ) – page 2 of the pdf
- Africa Upper Room director guides growing ministry (United Methodist News Service, 8 February 2008 )
- A Passionate Life (“I Dream of Africa” series, devozine, March/April 2009)
- We’re All in This Together (“I Dream of Africa” series, devozine, March/April 2009)
- Just a Milk Crate and a Hug (“I Dream of Africa” blog, devozine, Jan/Feb 2009)
- It’s Good to Receive (“I Dream of Africa” series, devozine, Jan/Feb 2009)
- The Less Traveled Way (“I Dream of Africa” blog, devozine, Nov/Dec 2008 )
- Bigger Than All My Fears (“I Dream of Africa” series, devozine, Nov/Dec 2008 )
- Waiting and Waiting Some More (“I Dream of Africa” blog, devozine, Sept/Oct 2008 )
- Any Skill Will Do (“I Dream of Africa” series, devozine, Sept/Oct 2008 )
- So You Want a Ferrari? (“I Dream of Africa” blog, devozine, July/August 2008 )
- Loving–No Matter What (“I Dream of Africa” series, devozine, July/August 2008 )
- Jars of Clay: Working for Clean Blood, Clean Water (devozine, January/February 2007)
Haiti-related
- Helping Our Neighbor: CCCU Schools Respond to Haiti’s Crisis (CCCU Advance, Spring 2010)
- Hope for Haiti: Students eager for role in changing country (Interpreter Magazine, May/June 2010)
- Ministry Bloggers Go on Scouting Trip to Haiti (Adventures in Missions, May 2010)
- Oh, Haiti, We Weep with You Again (To Africa and Other Places I’m Going, 13 January 2010)
- Seeing into the Future (devozine’s Go Deeper, July/August 2009)
Essays/Columns/Reviews
- The Weight of Responsibility (Neue, 12 November 2008 )
- What Not to Say About Your Mission Trip (Neue, 8 September 2008 )
- Check Mate: How to get really good at chess (The Coffeehouse Beat, FranklinIs.com, February 2007)
- Check out the walls…Of a cafe near you (The Coffeehouse Beat, FranklinIs.com, December 2006)
- Secrets of the barista trade (The Coffeehouse Beat, FranklinIs.com, October 2006)
- Dispelling the romantic writer life myth (The Coffeehouse Beat, FranklinIs.com, June 2006)
How To
- Roommate Living 101: It’s Mostly about Communication (FranklinIs.com, August 2008 )
- Pretty Penny Decorating: Decorating for Less (FranklinIs.com, July 2008 )
- It Takes Two: How to make co-parenting work (Christian Single, August 2007)
Copywriting
- LivingSocial’s BareFeet Studios Deal for Nashville
- LivingSocial’s Mona Lisa’s Massage and Wellness Deal for Nashville
- LivingSocial’s Ponte Vecchio Ristorante Deal for Cleveland
- LivingSocial’s The Produce Place Deal for Nashville
- LivingSocial’s Savor the Flavor Catering Deal for Nashville
Press Releases
- Ministry Bloggers Go on Scouting Trip to Haiti (Adventures in Missions, May 2010)