The Bray

A fish swimming upstream through rapids while dead leaves drift the other way

Against the Stream: Chesterton, Mill and the Ca...

A fish, a donkey and a pencil wreath walk into a debate. Three thinkers on courage, fairness and excellence.

Against the Stream: Chesterton, Mill and the Ca...

A fish, a donkey and a pencil wreath walk into a debate. Three thinkers on courage, fairness and excellence.

A heart divided by a single line running through its centre

The Line Through Every Heart: Solzhenitsyn, Van...

A Soviet prisoner, a Hebrew Preacher and a fisherman-turned-prophet agree on something uncomfortable: the dividing line runs through us, and most of what we chase is breath. What lasts instead.

The Line Through Every Heart: Solzhenitsyn, Van...

A Soviet prisoner, a Hebrew Preacher and a fisherman-turned-prophet agree on something uncomfortable: the dividing line runs through us, and most of what we chase is breath. What lasts instead.

Elizabeth Anscombe challenges C.S. Lewis's argument at the Oxford Socratic Club, 1948

The Best Answer Starts With a Better Question

In February 1948, an Oxford philosopher stood up in front of C.S. Lewis's own debate club and took apart one of his arguments. What happened next -- he went back...

The Best Answer Starts With a Better Question

In February 1948, an Oxford philosopher stood up in front of C.S. Lewis's own debate club and took apart one of his arguments. What happened next -- he went back...

Silhouetted figure standing triumphantly on a mountain peak at sunrise, arms raised, layered misty mountain ranges in the distance

Holy Spirit Energy Is Not a Vibe

The Greek word behind "power" in Acts 1:8 is dynamis — where we get "dynamite." A short essay on why Holy Spirit energy was never meant to be a mood,...

Holy Spirit Energy Is Not a Vibe

The Greek word behind "power" in Acts 1:8 is dynamis — where we get "dynamite." A short essay on why Holy Spirit energy was never meant to be a mood,...

A silhouetted head with a glowing lightbulb inside, receiving many speech bubbles from the left and sending one clear arrow of thought to the right

Learn How to Think, Not What to Think

Our 'Learn How to Think, Not What to Think' design isn't just a phrase — it's a whole tradition. A short essay on the classical case for teaching minds to...

Learn How to Think, Not What to Think

Our 'Learn How to Think, Not What to Think' design isn't just a phrase — it's a whole tradition. A short essay on the classical case for teaching minds to...