Category: Stuff of the Earth

• footsteps in the dark

  Several years ago, I was laying in bed, trying to fall asleep. It was late, almost morning, when I heard it. Well, I think I heard it. What sounded like a footstep in my room. My door was barely closed, and with my back turned to the noise, I imagined all sorts of scenarios as to…

  bricejohnson

  October 31, 2016

  Poet’s Perspective, Stuff of the Earth

  Halloween

• the walking dead

  

  When I was in high school, I told my grandmother that I wanted to be an archaeologist. While everyone around me was telling me that medicine was the right path for me (I’m Indian, it’s the default assumed profession), I was convinced that I would be happy and content digging in the dirt. My grandmother…

  bricejohnson

  March 28, 2013

  From the Theologian’s Chair, Stuff of the Earth

  archaeology, Christ, Christianity, Culture, Death, Egypt, God, life, mummies, resurrection

• trickers and treats

  I never went trick-or-treating as a kid. My parents were convinced that it was the Devil’s own day and the sure-fire sign that Jesus was coming back soon. When I was young, my mom would tell me there were demons running around the neighborhood, going door to door. I would nervously peek out the blinds…

  bricejohnson

  November 8, 2012

  From the Theologian’s Chair, Social Commentary, Stuff of the Earth

  candy, Christianity, Faith, Friendship, Halloween, holiday, identity, Jesus, mask

• collecting memories

  As long as I can remember, I’ve loved things pertaining to history and geology. Okay, go ahead. Cue the jokes, comments, snide remarks. Seriously though. Rocks. Dinosaur fossils. Ancient civilizations. In First Grade, I had a really impressive rock collection. But a lot of young boys did back then. Rocks were what Pokemon cards were…

  bricejohnson

  June 21, 2011

  Social Commentary, Stuff of the Earth

  Collecting, Nostalgia, Rocks