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Joey Royal

A Contract with God: Will Eisner’s Lament

By Joey Royal Will Eisner, who died in 2005 at the age of 87, was an influential cartoonist and comic book writer. Of his many...

The Confessions of Mark Heard

By Joey Royal  Mark Heard, who died in 1992, was one of the truly great American songwriters. He spent much of his career on the...

Flashback Friday: Avoiding Burnout in Ministry

The pandemic has taken a toll on us, not least pastors, who tend to be harried anyway. This essay from the archives speaks to...

On Being Other-Worldly

By Joey Royal In 430, as the elderly Augustine lay dying, Vandals were sieging his North African city of Hippo. He spent those final days...

Augustinian Thoughts on the Bible and Humility

By Joey Royal Augustine of Hippo, teacher of rhetoric, admirer of Cicero, initially found the Bible crude and unsophisticated. He found both the form and...

On Viruses and Judgment

By Joey Royal Given how much attention the Scriptures give to divine judgment, it’s remarkable how little attention we give it. The creed tells us...

Justice, Mercy and The Irishman

The world of The Irishman is a deeply moral one, with a strong sense of retribution and justice, but without much hope of reconciliation or redemption for its central characters.

He Gives to His Beloved Sleep

I’ve been reflecting on the phenomenon of sleep, and in particular on how the Bible’s description of sleep can illuminate our understanding of what it means to be a creature of God.

Same-Sex Marriage: Where Do We Go from Here?

All of us face a situation where things may not turn out the way we hope they will. And regardless of the outcome, our calling as disciples of Jesus Christ bids us to the following perspectives, demeanors, and behaviors.

Conservative Voices on Same-Sex Marriage in Canada

The following series of essays is an attempt to return the Anglican Church of Canada to the scriptural source of our faith.