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Breehy-hinny-brinny-hoohy-hah

This may not be my all-time favorite C.S.

Apr 22 • Josh Bishop

HYMN: What Joy Will Greet Us In That Place

What Joy Will Greet Us In That Place

Apr 8 • Josh Bishop

POEM: American Logres

After William Blake and for F. Scott Hoffman (requiescat in pace)

Apr 1 • Josh Bishop

Epilepsy Sucks, and God is Good

I don’t post about our family journey with epilepsy very much, but today, March 26, is Purple Day — an international day for epilepsy awareness — so…

Mar 26 • Josh Bishop

Bicycles & Cheese

In which two greats dwell on two common pleasures

Mar 11 • Josh Bishop

Josh Bishop writes

Josh Bishop writes

Poetry, popular theology, & other things I think about.

PROJECTS

Bishop’s Commonplace Hodgepodgery

Words and sentences that caught my attention

Thank God for good beer!

A biblical primer on the lordship of Jesus Christ in politics and life

PROFESSIONAL

Curriculum Vitae

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Poetry

POEM: American Logres

After William Blake and for F. Scott Hoffman (requiescat in pace)

Apr 1 • Josh Bishop

POEM: Christmas Triptych

From in the neighbor’s house, warm lamplight,

Dec 19, 2025

POEM: Sentimental Pleasures

A gentle snow is falling slow outside

Dec 17, 2025

POEM: The Crowning King

I’ve written a handful of Christmas poems, and I think this is my favorite.

Dec 10, 2025

POEM: Santa Wants Beer and Tobacco

In which I try to convince my children that Santa wants beer and tobacco instead of milk and cookies.

Dec 5, 2025

Faith

My Rule of Life

Several times in the past few years I’ve joined a group of men in some pretty rigorous periods of fasting and discipline.

May 8 • Josh Bishop

Epilepsy Sucks, and God is Good

I don’t post about our family journey with epilepsy very much, but today, March 26, is Purple Day — an international day for epilepsy awareness — so…

Mar 26 • Josh Bishop

Christian Land Acknowledgement

We acknowledge that we are located on land that belongs to the Lord Jesus Christ.

Feb 13 • Josh Bishop

The Kingdom of God is Like Christmas

I believe that the kingdom of God is like a fresh-cut evergreen tree hung with baubles and lights…

Dec 12, 2025 • Josh Bishop

A letter to our (former) elders

Several years ago, my wife and I met with the elders at the church we were attending to address some concerns that we had about perceived shifts in the…

Oct 1, 2025 • Josh Bishop

Hymns & Shanties

SHANTY: Cup and Cross and Crown

A Christian sea shanty, most suitable for Holy Week.

May 6 • Josh Bishop

HYMN: What Joy Will Greet Us In That Place

What Joy Will Greet Us In That Place

Apr 8 • Josh Bishop

HYMN: Coram Deo (Before the Face of God)

Coram Deo (Before the Face of God)

Sep 3, 2025 • Josh Bishop

SHANTY: Christ is King (Psalm 2) – Wellerman

More Christian sea shanties, please!

Jun 18, 2025

HYMN: “Come, Men of Christ, Be Strong”

For this one, I wanted to write a masculine hymn for the church militant, which is something I think is too rare in our contemporary songs (nobody sings…

Apr 9, 2025 • Josh Bishop

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