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Aaron Mead
- Jun 10
- 6 min
What's Your Rest Ethic?
Rated 5 out of 5 stars.
(2)A healthy work ethic requires a healthy rest ethic. But what exactly is rest, and what makes it good?
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Aaron Mead
- Mar 31
- 7 min
Wendell Berry's Jayber Crow on How to Find Your Calling
Rated 5 out of 5 stars.
(1)Wendell Berry's novel, Jayber Crow, gives clues about how to find your calling.
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Aaron Mead
- Feb 7
- 9 min
Slavery in the New Testament, Part 3: Glimmers of Justice
Five problematic New Testament passages tell slaves to obey masters but also contain surprising glimmers of justice.
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Aaron Mead
- Jan 30
- 1 min
Author Interview in North Carolina
Author interview at Lake Forest Church on Paul's letter to Philemon, slavery in the New Testament, and my novel, Neither Slave nor Free.
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Aaron Mead
- Jan 20
- 7 min
Slavery in the New Testament, Part 2: Seeds of Abolition
Bible readers rightly worry over Paul's view of slavery. However, the emancipatory passages in his writings complicate the story.
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Aaron Mead
- Jan 6
- 4 min
Were My Ancestors Pro-slavery Preachers?
Bishop William Meade, a pro-slavery preacher, may be my ancestor. My novel, Neither Slave nor Free, alters that shameful family story.
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Aaron Mead
- Nov 18, 2022
- 10 min
Backstory to Philemon: The Fugitive Slave Theory
What circumstance gave rise to the New Testament letter to Philemon? Was Onesimus a fugitive slave? Find answers here.
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Aaron Mead
- Nov 3, 2022
- 1 min
Neither Slave nor Free SHORT-listed for the 2022 Chaucer Book Award
Neither Slave nor Free Short-Listed for the 2022 Chaucer Book Award for early historical fiction
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Aaron Mead
- Oct 28, 2022
- 4 min
Manuscript Complete! How I Wrote an Historical Novel
After five years and four months of work, my historical novel manuscript is complete! Read the story of how it came to be.
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Aaron Mead
- Oct 18, 2022
- 3 min
Going Together: Reflections on the 2022 GoodLit Writers Retreat
The 2022 GoodLit Writers Retreat was full of rich experiences, but best of all was joining that special community of writers.
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Aaron Mead
- Oct 8, 2022
- 1 min
Neither Slave nor Free Long-listed for the 2022 Chaucer Book Award
Neither Slave nor Free Long-listed for the 2022 Chaucer Book Award for early historical fiction
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Aaron Mead
- Aug 14, 2022
- 4 min
A Giacometti Portrait by James Lord: Giacometti Fixed My Head
James Lord's portrait of Alberto Giacometti helps understand artistic restlessness and discontent.
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Aaron Mead
- Dec 28, 2021
- 5 min
Slavery in the New Testament, Part 1: Expect Liberation
Jesus's ministry of liberation is critical context for interpreting five problem passages on slavery in the New Testament.
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Aaron Mead
- Nov 1, 2021
- 2 min
Rowing into the Future
Hebrew actually and logically speaks of the past as what lies in front of us so that we can see it and of the future as what lies behind...
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Aaron Mead
- Feb 19, 2021
- 4 min
Half the Black Congregation Walked Out on the White Presbyterian Preacher
Philemon is the shortest of Paul’s epistles. Although even identifying the subject matter of the letter is controversial, readers...
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Aaron Mead
- Oct 6, 2020
- 4 min
A Lesson in Anti-Racism: Esi Edugyan’s Washington Black
Washington Black suggests we should oppose racism not because it's morally wrong, but because we care about those who suffer from it.
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Aaron Mead
- May 22, 2020
- 1 min
Complete First Draft
After a year of research and just under two years of writing — early mornings, late nights, and everything in between — I’ve finally...
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Aaron Mead
- Dec 23, 2019
- 2 min
Zechariah in the Temple: An Advent Devotion
The following is an imaginative fictional account of Zechariah’s experience in the temple (Luke 1:5-20). I suggest reading the passage of...
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Aaron Mead
- Sep 27, 2019
- 1 min
Word Count – September 27, 2019
So much for weekly word counts. In any case, still feeling good about my progress. Day by day, staying in the chair. At this rate (~220...
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