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When || A Poem

May 31, 2025May 31, 2025

When you look around at all you’ve been given And find few talents to use in your hand, Yet you get to work to make the most living And work ‘til your feet are too tired to stand; When you look and look for the harvest to reap And you find there is no reward … Continue reading When || A Poem

On the Incarnation: How Christ’s Birth Resolved the Paradox of Sin

December 22, 2023December 21, 2023

“Jesus is the reason for the season” is a catchy rhyme Christians like to use, but what exactly does that mean? Beyond the secular festivities, Christmas fundamentally revolves around the Incarnation—the moment God became man.

Boethius: There is No Such Thing as Unfortunate

October 31, 2023October 31, 2023

Boethius had it all—family, wealth, power, reputation—and then he lost everything. But instead of sulking in his misery, he made the most of his circumstances and penned the Consolation of Philosophy—perhaps the cornerstone of his legacy.

Steadfast || A Poem

July 30, 2018July 31, 2018

Sunsets never ending, The light always fading Daily, He hides His face from me, As I cry for sweet liberty Why must I be encompassed by darkness? Trees in their season lose their color And grass by the heat of summer Man, too, withers in his time, Others to be left without a dime Where … Continue reading Steadfast || A Poem

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ABOUT DANIEL J. FRIEND
Currently a chief of staff in the Texas House of Representatives, Daniel is a writer whose stories blend science fiction, political philosophy, and theology. Learn more here.

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