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Exclusive Interview with Well-Known Gentleman and Scholar
Trimming the Wicks is proud to present, Griffin Gooch
Dec 12
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Ben Christenson
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Griffin Gooch
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When Marrying Young Ages Well
5 years in, and I feel relief.
Dec 5
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Ben Christenson
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What I Wish I'd Told the NY Post
A brief addendum
Dec 3
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Ben Christenson
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Have We Hit Peak Peterson?
From "12 Rules" to "Mastering Life" and Jordan Peterson AI
Nov 21
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Ben Christenson
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Have We Hit Peak Peterson?
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The Best Thing Is To Keep the Best Thing the Best Thing
The trick is to do it.
Oct 29
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Ben Christenson
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Fight Club, Mark Driscoll, and the Young Men Returning to Church
On the 25th anniversary of Fight Club...
Oct 15
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Ben Christenson
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Fight Club, Mark Driscoll, and the Young Men Returning to Church
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Busyness is a Spiritual Issue
And Memento Mori Isn’t Enough
Sep 30
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Ben Christenson
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Rod Dreher Has a “Weird” Solution for the Disenchanted West
Orthodoxy and Enchantment are having a moment
Sep 19
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Ben Christenson
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How the Fertility Crisis is a Meaning Crisis
And how it might get resolved
Aug 29
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Ben Christenson
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A Life of "Whim"
Rather than Shame and Self-flagellation
Jul 18
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Ben Christenson
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Suffer the Children in Our Brave New World
The Gift of Parenthood in an Age of Decadence
May 24
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Ben Christenson
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