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Introducing Trail Blaze Fiction

Published on June 28, 2024July 15, 2024 by Adam ThomasLeave a comment

Hello Friends!

I’m dropping in live during my sabbatical to tell you all about a new project I am working on. My last sabbatical I launched the Podcast for Nerdy Christians. This sabbatical, I am starting a Substack newsletter called Trail Blaze Fiction, a new experiment in participatory storytelling.

Each week beginning Friday, July 5, 2024, I will post a chapter of a brand new fantasy story. At the end of the post, readers will vote in a poll about where the story will go in the next chapter.

If that piques your interest, please join me over on Substack! (If not, no hard feelings. WheretheWind.com isn’t going anywhere.)

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Sabbatical Retrospective, Year 2017: The Uniqueness of the Incarnation

Published on June 24, 2024July 12, 2024 by Adam ThomasLeave a comment

During my sabbatical, I’m not writing new sermons, so on Mondays I am choosing one post from every year of WheretheWind.com to highlight. In 2017, I preached this sermon on Christmas Eve.

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Sabbatical Retrospective, Year 2016: The Spiritual Desert

Published on June 17, 2024July 12, 2024 by Adam ThomasLeave a comment

During my sabbatical, I’m not writing new sermons, so on Mondays I am choosing one post from every year of WheretheWind.com to highlight. Near the end of 2016, I was going through time of dryness spiritually, and this sermon grew out of that.

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Sabbatical Retrospective, Year 2015: The Blueprint

Published on June 10, 2024July 12, 2024 by Adam ThomasLeave a comment

During my sabbatical, I’m not writing new sermons, so on Mondays I am choosing one post from every year of WheretheWind.com to highlight. In 2015, I wrote this sermon for Trinity Sunday, and I really liked it.

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Sabbatical Retrospective, Year 2014: God’s Presence (A Letter to My Children)

Published on June 3, 2024June 28, 2024 by Adam ThomasLeave a comment

During my sabbatical, I’m not writing new sermons, so on Mondays I am choosing one post from every year of WheretheWind.com to highlight. In 2014, I wrote this letter-sermon to my children, who were born about a week later.

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Sabbatical Retrospective, Year 2013: The Spirit Moves

Published on May 27, 2024June 17, 2024 by Adam ThomasLeave a comment

During my sabbatical, I’m not writing new sermons, so on Mondays I am choosing one post from every year of WheretheWind.com to highlight. In 2013, I was called to be the rector of St. Mark’s Episcopal Church in Mystic, CT. As part of my interview process, I led the vestry in a church service in October 2013. I adapted the following sermon from the previous Pentecost for that service.

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Sabbatical Retrospective, Year 2012: The Sermon Embedded in “Brave”

Published on May 20, 2024June 17, 2024 by Adam ThomasLeave a comment

During my sabbatical, I’m not writing new sermons, so on Mondays I am choosing one post from every year of WheretheWind.com to highlight. In 2012, I wrote a piece about the Pixar movie Brave, which presaged the Podcast for Nerdy Christians, which I started in 2019. This piece became the basis of an episode in Season 2.

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Sabbatical Retrospective, Year 2011: First Time (Davies Tales #9)

Published on May 13, 2024June 3, 2024 by Adam ThomasLeave a comment

During my sabbatical, I’m not writing new sermons, so on Mondays I am choosing one post from every year of WheretheWind.com to highlight. In 2011, I wrote the ninth of the Davies Tales, autobiographical fiction about a young priest. You can find the whole series here.

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Sabbatical Retrospective, Year 2010: The Pews in the North Transept, A Remembrance

Published on May 6, 2024May 28, 2024 by Adam ThomasLeave a comment

During my sabbatical, I’m not writing new sermons, so on Mondays I am choosing one post from every year of WheretheWind.com to highlight. In October of 2010, the historic chapel at my seminary burned down. I wrote this reflection about my experience in that awkward, beautiful building.

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Sabbatical Retrospective, Year 2009: Humor in the Bible

Published on April 29, 2024May 28, 2024 by Adam ThomasLeave a comment

During my sabbatical, I’m not writing new sermons, so on Mondays I am choosing one post from every year of WheretheWind.com to highlight. In the second year of the website, 2009, I started a short-lived video series. This video (which was modeled after The Colbert Report) eventually found its way to my publisher, which is what prompted them to get in touch with me.

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