One of the greatest contemporary poets is John Talbot, a Latter-day Saint who works in relative obscurity at BYU. The great A.M. Juster (#Petrarch @wwnorton fall 2025) interviewed John for Wayfare and reveals John's remarkable skill and deep wisdom. wayfaremagazine.org/p/nearing-the-…

I interviewed #poet, translator & BYU professor John Talbot, a favorite of mine & Victoria Moul: wayfaremagazine.org/p/nearing-the-…

A great interview of Russell Moore by Steven Kapp Perry about learning to hear the voice of the Good Shepherd. wayfaremagazine.org/p/hearing-the-…

Ian is doing groundbreaking work to address the loneliness crisis.

There's no higher honor in American letters than to be featured in the Washington Review of Books. Read A.M. Juster (#Petrarch @wwnorton fall 2025)'s excellent interview of the great formalist poet John Talbot. wayfaremagazine.org/p/nearing-the-…

"Religion in the world of Dune exists not to script the moral lives of individuals but to enable characters to transcend their limitations and circumstances." New essay on the transhumanist theology of Dune. wayfaremagazine.org/p/power-potent…

I wrote about the history of left-brain/right-brain research, drawing from two prophets of perception: Wendell Berry and Iain McGilchrist. wayfaremagazine.org/p/divided-mind

The story of reviving a heart-shaped forest in Kansas City is also a story about restoring a community that formed around planting these trees 30 years ago, and about the attention, care and shared vision it takes for any project to thrive. deseret.com/faith/2024/06/…

Happy Birthday to a great magazine and community.

An unforgettable essay from the extraordinary Paul Reeve. (So good Zachary Davis!) wayfaremagazine.org/p/washing-the-…

Critics worried Amy Coney Barrett's religious beliefs would usher in the Republic of Gilead, but it seems in fact that her faith has led her to become a moderating voice on the bench. Read Mariya Manzhos 🇺🇦' new profile of Barrett in Deseret News. deseret.com/magazine/2024/…

My favorite journalist by far

Great essay. Loneliness is driven by a lack of agency and purpose, not just metastasized introversion.

Lapham's Quarterly was a love letter to curiosity, history and beauty. Lewis Lapham was a visionary editor and a tender of the flame of American letters. May he rest in peace and his loved ones be comforted.

My foundation, Faith Matters, has opened a new art gallery in downtown Provo called The Compass. I shared some brief reflections on the meaning of art at the ribbon cutting ceremony. wayfaremagazine.org/p/our-god-is-a…

I spoke with the one and only Peggy Fletcher Stack on the The Salt Lake Tribune Mormonland podcast about Faith Matters and our upcoming Restore gathering next week. If any of you want to come, you can use the code BUDDYPASS for a really good deal on tickets. sltrib.com/religion/2024/…

This comment is exactly why we started Wayfare. Read Chris's excellent essay here: wayfaremagazine.org/p/awakening-to…

I've been working to organize Faith Matters big annual gathering Restore for the last 9 months or so. And today it begins! If you'd like to come, message me, I know a guy who can you get you free tickets... All of it is going to be amazing, but a few highlights for me are:

Heading to Utah tomorrow to speak at Restore — congrats to Zachary Davis and the Faith Matters team for what is going to be a great gathering!