Author: Julian

Sometimes I wake up at 6 and have coffee with Kierkegaard. I am a Hutterite who, after reading Søren Kierkegaard's Concluding Unscientific Postscript realized he had some things to say and many things to think about. In this blog, I've been wrestling with the thought of Kierkegaard, while also expanding out into many other topics. I've written about truth, faith, Christianity and politics, the church, the modern condition and other themes. Recently I've also tried my hand at movie analysis. I would say the general perspective I bring to all of my pieces is very much influenced by the Kierkegaardian emphasis on human experience, the scandal of the incarnation, the glory of the particular, and the uncertainty and even irrationality of faith. I hope my blog makes you think in new directions. If you have any questions or comments I would love to hear from you. "Julian laying the smack down in vintage Christian style" - Commenter on Blog

Article Published in Plough Quarterly

My readers might be interested to read a piece I wrote for Plough Quarterly. If you’re a subscriber to the print magazine you should find my article in the latest issue; if not, you can access it here: https://www.plough.com/en/topics/faith/anabaptists/baptism-means-leaving-home-to-find-it

Friends and Neighbours Evening 2022

Hello Friends, I hope you are having a joyful and restful Christmas season. I thought I would share the following link with you. Some friends and I have been working on a Hutterite Christmas video, featuring Hutterites from all over. Look forward to an evening of choirs, small groups, solos, instrumental pieces, as well as … Continue reading Friends and Neighbours Evening 2022 →

Christmas: Joy to the World

And this is the real wonder of Christmas. Simply this: that God has come. God has broken the reign of sin and death. God has liberated us. God is with us in Jesus Christ. Whether we feel it or not, weather we believe it or not, it remains the case: “Joy to the world, the Lord is come.”

Advent: Waiting for God

Scripture points us to another tension that we must live within. On the one hand, we long for the coming day of peace. On the other hand, we are called not to worry, not to be anxious, and not to live in the future. What does it mean to live without worrying when our hopes for the future are crushed? When it does not seem like these messianic promises have any hope of being fulfilled? When our hunger and thirst is left without satisfaction?

Reflection on Current Views on Technology

I wrote the following piece for a course I am taking called Ethical Living in a Technological Society. I was asked to reflect on my current views on technology and tried to do so with as much clarity and self criticism as I could. I thought this piece would be a good edition to the … Continue reading Reflection on Current Views on Technology →

God or Mammon? Hutterites and Creation Ethics

Creation’s praise and humanity’s praise are inextricably interwoven: the central argument of this essay is that it is the human refusal to praise that ruptures creation's praise and is then deaf to its cries for mercy. On the other hand, right human praise can hear, attend to, and join with the praise of creation.