✳️ The art of thinking about something seriously in public

Movies as art, asking better questions, the horrors we miss, and A24's latest and greatest film, Civil War

Apr 19, 2024 • 

Nick Richtsmeier

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March 2024

Is Macbeth "The Man?" and other teenage questions

A conversation with my son about masculinity and how far we'll go to avoid becoming "none."

Mar 29, 2024 • 

Nick Richtsmeier

December 2021

Losing the Plot (& Finding the Meaning).

Lessons from chasing stories instead of living them and all the best of 2021

Dec 29, 2021 • 

Nick Richtsmeier

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After None.

Still me, but different. What happens after losing your religion.

Dec 12, 2021 • 

Nick Richtsmeier

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January 2021

Do We Get to Tell Our Stories?

I learned the virtue of silence in the hard rows of elementary classrooms and the hard pews of churches. But as my friend says, the truth is addicting…

Jan 23, 2021 • 

Nick Richtsmeier

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Their Only Weapon, Kindness

In a world gone mad by deception, flights to power, and the ever-nearness of death, the Jesus Way remains a mystery hiding in plain sight.

Jan 16, 2021 • 

Nick Richtsmeier

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Last Time, This Time, & the Next

A new year make us think about time. But for Christians, the freedom is in knowing it's all the same time as last time.

Jan 4, 2021 • 

Nick Richtsmeier

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December 2020

Ghosts of Christmas Past

In all our striving to remember, we forget the wonder of where are... and how to find a happy Christmas. My wish for you:

Dec 25, 2020 • 

Nick Richtsmeier

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November 2020

Why We Wait: Advent #1

The glamour of 2020 has been the self-improvement we were all supposed to be doing. Instead, we've mostly been waiting. Here's why that's a good thing.

Nov 29, 2020 • 

Nick Richtsmeier

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October 2020

We Were the Ones

Not because I couldn't believe anymore, but because I couldn't believe any less.

Oct 17, 2020 • 

Nick Richtsmeier

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The Jesus that's Left

What is Jesus without the Christendom? Without fame? Without political power? Is he even recognizable?

Oct 5, 2020 • 

Nick Richtsmeier

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September 2020

In the Unmaking

The glory of deconstruction and the weary of old joints.

Sep 20, 2020 • 

Nick Richtsmeier

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