Archive - Oracle in the Dark

What is Your Relationship to your Feelings

A brief meditation on how they shape the way you see the world

Aug 11 • Jarrod Longbons

Some Rules for Sacred Speech

17 Things to Think about Before You Deliver a Sermon, Holy Talk, or Devotion

Aug 4 • Jarrod Longbons

July 2026

Nolan's The Odyssey: A Theological Hot Take

One or Two Oberservations--btw I liked it;)

Jul 27 • Jarrod Longbons

And the Grace of Gathering

Jul 21 • Jarrod Longbons

When Prayer is Hard

A Centering that has been helpful to me

Jul 14 • Jarrod Longbons

Stoicism's Popular Return: Tech Bro Optimization, Therapeutic Philosophy, and Religious Decline

PART III Concluding Thoughts

Jul 13 • Jarrod Longbons

Stoicism’s Popular Return: Tech Bro Optimization, Therapeutic Philosophy, and Religious Decline

PART II: Happiness, Coping, and Peter Thiel?

Jul 10 • Jarrod Longbons

Stoicism’s Popular Return: Tech Bro Optimization, Therapeutic Philosophy, and Religious Decline

Jul 9 • Jarrod Longbons

How to Get Through Your Crisis

Finding Meaning When Illness, Loss, and Life's Biggest Questions Confront You

Jul 7 • Jarrod Longbons

Whimsy in Sacred Communication

Another way to Enlist Enchantment

Jul 1 • Jarrod Longbons

June 2026

What Can Professional Wrestling Teach Preachers

Storytelling's role in enchantment

Jun 24 • Jarrod Longbons

May 2026

Musings on Re-enchantment in Religious Communication

Liturgical Living and Preparation

May 7 • Jarrod Longbons

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