His: Dumb Smart People

His: Dumb Smart People

One of the most unfortunate things about growing up in America is the rather narrow definition we have for the word “smart”. Picture the “smart kid” from your high school days.  If you’re around my age, you’ll remember the wimpy,...
His: Comedy and Apostasy

His: Comedy and Apostasy

Comedy did more to challenge and evolve my faith than apologetics ever did.  Or could.Evolutionary science says that we evolved laughter as a way to discharge anxiety in potentially dangerous situations.   A rustling in the bushes at night.   Friend or foe? ...

His: Travelogue 1/3 and Language

Earlier this week, we released Travelogue 1/3, the first in a three-part compilation of 2017.  This year has been a confusing, exciting and wandering period of figuring out our voice.  Through Patreon, each month we are exploring a word and concept in a different...
His: A Feast of Language #3

His: A Feast of Language #3

Petrichor is a word that combines two Greek terms, one of which is just…bad-ass. πέτρα petra (stone) and   ἰχώρ īchōr  (the fluid that flows in the veins of the gods). It’s hard to explain why this image is so compelling.  I get a kick out of words...
His: A Feast of Language #2

His: A Feast of Language #2

Stories are at the core of our being.  They move us more than facts and logic ever will. Goya is at the core of what stories provide us that makes them so powerful.  Or better yet, goya is what we must possess to bring stories to...