Archive - Precipice

Faith, generational thinking, and an increasingly unfamiliar future

Reflections of a Boomer who definitely wasn't raised evangelical and in fact was unserious about spiritual matters until relatively recently

Jul 17 •

I admire their optimism

. . . and am constantly looking for my own reasons to share it

Jul 13 •

Beyond providing safety, what is the appeal of the Narrow Sliver of Terrain?

A joyous conversation among those interested in ultimate truths

Jul 9 •

July 4th reflections

Am I patriotic and optimistic? Maybe on some levels; on some others . . .

Jul 4 •

The untethered self

. . . and the stubborn immutability of the universe's givens

Jul 1 •

June 2025

More than ever, the Narrow Sliver of Terrain is still the safest place to stand

It's the last reliable place on Earth

Jun 26 •

It's way too late for keeping a balls-and-strikes ledger

It's utterly useless in an indecent age

Jun 24 •

Two throbbingly inflamed world hot spots and the post-American question mark

What will the Very Stable Genius do regarding Ukraine and Israel?

Jun 18 •

Wheat from chaff- today's edition

The winnowing task gets more quixotic by the day, but no less necessary to undertake

Jun 15 •

Brian Wilson, RIP

Precipice is a reader-supported publication.

Jun 11 •

America needs you, President Madison

And Locke and Montesquieu, too

Jun 5 •

Where you at, Little Dawg? - today's edition

Today's installment in the periodic check-in on the state of my faith walk

Jun 2 •

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