Among the many gifts I got early in high school was an F I got on a paper from an English class, a paper that the teacher said was too poetic. What he didn’t mean by that is that I had written great poetry in the wrong place. What he meant really, in large part, … Read More
Sacred Strides
@Sea – Ep127 – Gregory Orr
I don’t remember the exact details surrounding my introduction to Gregory or his work. I do remember that upon my first reading, I was captured. In fact, one of my favorite live performance moments ever was sitting with my friend David dark, who’s also been a guest on this podcast several times, at a reading … Read More
@Sea – Ep126 – Poetry & Control
On most Sundays, I get the privilege of gathering in my house with a group of preteens and reading through bits of the scripture and talking about them. And then praying together, it’s a thing we call the good news Club, which borrows from a tradition we’ve gleaned from. One of my favorite parts of … Read More
@Sea – Ep125 – Scott Cairns
Two roads diverged in a yellow wood, and sorry, I could not travel them both and be one traveler, long I stood and looked down one as far as I could, to where it bent in the undergrowth, you might recognize that as the opening stanza to the Robert Frost poem, The Road Not Taken. … Read More
@Sea – Ep124 – Winter Solstice, Sick Kids, and The Incarnation
Welcome to the At Sea Podcast. I’m your host, Justin McRoberts. I’m recording this on December 21, 2022. It is the winter solstice, the day where I live that features the least amount of light. The night is longest. And I’ll be honest with you, I’m not feeling great. I don’t know if I quite … Read More
@Sea – Ep123 – Depression and the Incarnation
It’s possible, if not likely, that if you are remotely pop culture aware and spend any time on social media platforms, you’ll see news about or posts about the death, the passing of dancer, DJ, choreographer named tWitch.I was struck by the moment I heard about his passing. A fan of his, I’ve liked his … Read More