What an over-packed SUV and a 1643 Puritan treatise reveal about our low-stakes spiritual life.
About Dan McAnally
The Price of Admission
Mary Antin, Johnny Football, and the responsibilities of membership.
Mary Antin, Johnny Football, and the responsibilities of membership.
Artificial Insidiousness
The hidden bias smuggled into your daily feed.
The hidden bias smuggled into your daily feed.
The Ultimate Package Deal
How the omnibus bill chokes congressional accountability.
How the omnibus bill chokes congressional accountability.
Agreement Was the Point
From #2 pencils to inherited truths no one revisits.
From #2 pencils to inherited truths no one revisits.
The Great Nomenclature Game
How street names became emotional support animals.
How street names became emotional support animals.
Dusting the Tongue for Prints
How imitation reveals itself over time.
How imitation reveals itself over time.
The Dry Paintbrush
What “Giving Back” really means.
What “Giving Back” really means.
Baptizing the USA Today
To this day, I’m still peeling back layers of understanding about what I witnessed.
To this day, I’m still peeling back layers of understanding about what I witnessed.
The Lawncare Loot Heist
Raising teenagers is rehearsal for AI.
Raising teenagers is rehearsal for AI.
Burn the Ships
The church isn’t dying from conflict. It’s dying from casual belonging.
The church isn’t dying from conflict. It’s dying from casual belonging.
The Will-They/Won’t-They Church
How we learned to avoid commitment and call it wisdom.
How we learned to avoid commitment and call it wisdom.
Pristine Tools We Don’t Use
Tell the difference between smart preparation and reckless delay. Fix the root cause when you can.
Tell the difference between smart preparation and reckless delay. Fix the root cause when you can.
The Competence Recession
We used to correct mistakes. Now we purchase systems that absorb them.
We used to correct mistakes. Now we purchase systems that absorb them.
Open Doors and Load-Bearing Walls
The Fine Print Behind “Everyone Welcome”
The Fine Print Behind “Everyone Welcome”
The Loss of a Good Friend
We’ve lost the ability to be fully present.
We’ve lost the ability to be fully present.