Joshua Gibbs

The Donut Plant Episode of Proverbial: A Sequel

I probably get more comments on “the Donut Plant” episode of Proverbial than any other. This week, “Marvin” is a sort of sequel.

Gibbs In Mojave

Tomorrow, we are waking at five to get on the road early. Driving from the Lemoore Naval Air Station through the Mojave Desert, Las Vegas, and hopefully making it to the Grand Canyon by early evening. I made a playlist for the occasion. As usual, this one is marked collaborative, so feel free to addContinue reading “Gibbs In Mojave”

Gibbs In San Francisco

Bob Harris: “You want more mysterious?”

Every Time

Tom: We’ve made remarkable cultural progress over the last fifty years. Harry: Really? What about rising suicide rates? And do you know how many Americans are on antidepressants? Tom: We’ve probably always been this depressed. It just wasn’t reported or diagnosed before. Every time.

Against Social Engineering

“My Girls” is the latest episode of Proverbial. It is devoted to, “Birds of a feather flock together,” a saying that could keep your next cocktail party from being a dud.

CiRCE 2021 National Conference Preview

“Monasteries were both more popular and more productive when they were harder to get into. The gatekeepers of classical schools should remind themselves of this fact every day before beginning their work.” -from “The Downside of Classical Christian Education’s Rising Popularity,” one of two forthcoming talks at the CiRCE 2021 National Conference Sign up forContinue reading “CiRCE 2021 National Conference Preview”

4th Of July Meditation

“Love your neighbor as yourself” is an ethic which assumes love is a teacher. A man’s intuitive care for himself must always be pushed outward, stretched farther. Our neighbors are not on the other side of the world, but physically close to us. Our neighbors are just beyond our own bodies. Love is a dilationContinue reading “4th Of July Meditation”

The Grandest Sort Of Escapism

Today, I bought a Michelin guide to Tokyo, albeit for the same reasons most people buy fantasy novels.

Journalism Of The Soul: How To Read Proverbs

“A proverb does not support itself. Our lives justify great proverbs, and so the more a man examines his life, the more a collection of proverbs will seem to him like newspaper headlines that offer up-to-the-minute reports on the state of his own soul. These are the news sources worth following. Who cares that CNN’sContinue reading “Journalism Of The Soul: How To Read Proverbs”

Podcast Guest

In the last several months, I have been the guest on several podcast, two of which have only become available lately. On this episode of The Path to the Academy, I was interviewed by Dr. Gary Jenkins on the subject of classical education. On this episode of The Mind of the Early Church, I discussedContinue reading “Podcast Guest”