afghanistan

I prefer to stay with Christ

Not what things mean so much as why things mean – for the sake of beauty, for the sake of love. I do not believe – despite my modern skepticism – that real truth (the pure unadulterated kind) exists as something to be palpably grasped and fondled with. We know nothing for sure; we only [...]

hastening to kiss one another

i am presently working in the most conflicted land in recent human history. yesterday a muslim man – who brought me tea – asked me how many children i had. my beard makes me appear older… it also gets rubbed by other men who want to show me – what i believe to be – [...]