These are my most popular posts based on site traffic from the last 30 days. Data is pulled from my public analytics dashboard.

Based on traffic from the past 30 days.

  1. What Color is My Parachute? The Flower Petal Exercise (317 views)

    A walkthrough of the seven-part Flower Petal self-assessment from *What Color Is Your Parachute?*—and my own results from working through this classic job-search exercise.

  2. 14 Characteristics of Fascism: Umberto Eco on Ur-Fascism (286 views)

    Exploring Umberto Eco's 14 characteristics of Ur-Fascism, from the cult of tradition to the impoverishment of language that limits critical thought.

  3. You're Reading Romans 13 Wrong! Here's How to Read It Correctly (271 views)

    A contextual reading of Romans 13:1-7, correcting common misinterpretations and abuses of this oft-misunderstood passage.

  4. Bonhoeffer on Stupidity (222 views)

    Dietrich Bonhoeffer's penetrating prison reflections on stupidity as a moral defect more dangerous to society than malice.

  5. They Say, I Say Writing Templates (199 views)

    A handy collection of the rhetorical sentence templates from *They Say / I Say*—ready-made moves for academic writing, from disagreeing well to planting a naysayer.

  6. Prayers for the Sick (180 views)

    Traditional prayers for the sick from the 1979 Book of Common Prayer, interceding for comfort and healing.

  7. What's Gone Wrong with American Evangelicalism: Some Notes (89 views)

    Notes on American evangelicalism's political captivity, selective victimhood, and failures of moral imagination.

  8. Finding a Hat for My Big, Bald Head (72 views)

    My lifelong search for hats that actually fit a big, bald head—with notes on the Carhartt, Flexfit, and other caps I've tried and recommend.

  9. When Romans 13 Meets Matthew 25: Immigration Ethics (54 views)

    Romans 13 is often used to justify harsh immigration policies, but what happens when we read it alongside Matthew 25's vision of Christ-centered judgment? A biblical framework for Christian immigration ethics.

  10. Interpretive Approaches to the Sermon on the Mount (52 views)

    A taxonomy of the major interpretive approaches to the Sermon on the Mount—from medieval two-level ethics to inaugurated eschatology—gathered while studying Barth and Bonhoeffer.

Last updated: October 5, 2026