My Honorable Mention Essay in Belle and Sebastian’s “Write about Love” Contest
chadthomasjohnston.com, January 12, 2011
The Star-Lassoer: An Interview with V2/Bella Union Artist Stephanie Dosen
chadthomasjohnston.com, February 13, 2011
Music Review: Rubblebucket “Omega La La”
Somewhere Over the Audio Rainbow, Prime Parents Club, July 8, 2011
Music Review: SPIN Magazine’s “Newermind: A Tribute Album”
Somewhere Over the Audio Rainbow, Prime Parents Club, July 25, 2011
Music Review: Sam Phillips “Solid State”
Somewhere Over the Audio Rainbow, Prime Parents Club, August 5, 2011
Music Review: Stephin Merritt “Obscurities”
Somewhere Over the Audio Rainbow, Prime Parents Club, August 26, 2011
Music Review: Let’s Active “Cypress”
Somewhere Over the Audio Rainbow, Prime Parents Club, September 13, 2011
Hunting for Musical Easter Eggs: An Interview with Indie Rock Icon Mitch Easter
chadthomasjohnston.com, September 11, 2011
The Cannibal and the Eucharist
IMAGE Journal‘s “Good Letters” Blog, February 6, 2012
The Flowering Dark” (Innocence Mission Essay #1)
IMAGE Journal‘s “Good Letters” Blog, February 22, 2012
Worshipping the Gilded Game at the 8-Bit Altar
The Baylor Lariat, March 2, 2012
The Disrobing Trees” (Innocence Mission Essay #2)
IMAGE Journal‘s “Good Letters” Blog, March 15, 2012
I Grew Up in a World Where Nirvana Didn’t Exist
An Open Letter Written to and Published by Music Critic Everett True (Melody Maker, author of Nirvana: The True Story) via CollapseBoard.com, April 3, 2012
IMAGE Journal‘s “Good Letters” Blog, April 9, 2012
IMAGE Journal‘s “Good Letters” Blog, May 2, 2012
My Rainbow Connection, Disconnected
IMAGE Journal‘s “Good Letters” Blog/Patheos.com, May 24, 2012
IMAGE Journal‘s “Good Letters” Blog/Patheos.com, June 14, 2012
Delightfully Indulgent Conversation with Chad Thomas Johnston
The Accidental Author blog, Interview with eLectio Publishing CEO Jesse Greever, June 20, 2012
Living Fossils: Discovering Undercover’s “Branded”
IMAGE Journal‘s “Good Letters” Blog/Patheos.com, July 16, 2012
rcgale.com‘s “Bereshit Bara: Creativity Series,” July 25, 2012
Shouting “Meaningless” at the Devil!: Mötley Crüe and Ecclesiastes
IMAGE Journal‘s “Good Letters” Blog/Patheos.com, August 3, 2012
The Plundering of a Temple (or “The Rock-afire Explosion and Pizza Parlor Tricks”)
IMAGE Journal‘s “Good Letters” Blog/Patheos.com, August 23, 2012
The Armchair Astronaut Packs for Mars
IMAGE Journal‘s “Good Letters” Blog/Patheos.com, September 14, 2012
Blessed Are the Tentmakers (Excerpted from Nightmarriage, Book Published May 2013)
IMAGE Journal‘s “Good Letters” Blog/Patheos.com, October 11, 2012
The Scatological Opportunist (Excerpted from Nightmarriage, Book Published May 2013)
IMAGE Journal‘s “Good Letters” Blog/Patheos.com, November 1, 2012
Constructive Disruption: On Derek Webb’s Mind Ctrl, Part I
IMAGE Journal‘s “Good Letters” Blog/Patheos.com, December 3, 2012
Constructive Disruption: On Derek Webb’s Mind Ctrl, Part II
IMAGE Journal‘s “Good Letters” Blog/Patheos.com, December 4, 2012
IMAGE Journal‘s “Good Letters” Blog/Patheos.com, January 16, 2013
Jesus Died for Somebody’s Sins (But Not Mine)
IMAGE Journal‘s “Good Letters” Blog/Patheos.com, February 11, 2013
The Day My Parents Were Raptured
IMAGE Journal‘s “Good Letters” Blog/Patheos.com, March 4, 2013
The Heart, a Home Under Construction
IMAGE Journal‘s “Good Letters” Blog/Patheos.com, March 21, 2013
On Roger Ebert and Cinematic Stockholm Syndrome
IMAGE Journal‘s “Good Letters” Blog/Patheos.com, April 10, 2013
IMAGE Journal‘s “Good Letters” Blog/Patheos.com, May 1, 2013
IMAGE Journal‘s “Good Letters” Blog/Patheos.com, May 22, 2013
Nightmarriage (Black & White Print/Color Print/E-Book)
eLectio Publishing, May 27, 2013
Buy the Print Edition Here for $14.99
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IMAGE Journal‘s “Good Letters” Blog/Patheos.com, June 10, 2013
Smiling Skulls: On Death and Diversion
IMAGE Journal‘s “Good Letters” Blog/Patheos.com, July 10, 2013
A Feast for Hungry Eyes: An Interview with Sam Phillips, Part I
IMAGE Journal‘s “Good Letters” Blog/Patheos.com, July 29, 2013
A Feast for Hungry Eyes: An Interview with Sam Phillips, Part II
IMAGE Journal‘s “Good Letters” Blog/Patheos.com, August 16, 2013
Author Interview with Jeri Walker-Bickett
JeriWB.com, September 12, 2013
The Choir: Children of Krakatoa
IMAGE Journal‘s “Good Letters” Blog/Patheos.com, September 17th, 2013
Why Should Darkness Seem Truer Than Light?
IMAGE Journal‘s “Good Letters” Blog/Patheos.com, October 15th, 2013
Kill and Eat: A Story of Life, Death, and Crawfish
In Touch Magazine (Online Exclusive), October 17th, 2013
Daniel Amos’s “Dig Here Said the Angel”
IMAGE Journal‘s “Good Letters” Blog/Patheos.com, November 7th, 2013
The Afflicter of the Comforted
IMAGE Journal‘s “Good Letters” Blog/Patheos.com, December 4, 2013
In Touch Magazine (Print & Online), February 2014 Issue
Down the Line Magazine, March 2014 Issue
Writing is for the Birds (So I’d Better Build Myself a Nest)
Our 10 Best Tips for Writers, Independent e-Book Published by Andi Cumbo, March 13th, 2014
In Touch Magazine (Online Exclusive), May 1, 2014
The Longest Shortcut Imaginable
In Touch Magazine (Online Exclusive), August 1, 2014
Feasting on Mystery (Abbreviated Version of Unpublished Essay, “Dining Together in Disunity”)
In Touch Magazine (Online Exclusive), November 1, 2014
IMAGE Journal‘s “Good Letters” Blog/Patheos.com, November 20, 2014
Angel Trades a Shotgun for a Shovel: An Interview with Terry Scott Taylor, Part 1
IMAGE Journal‘s “Good Letters” Blog/Patheos.com, December 3, 2014
Angel Trades a Shotgun for a Shovel: An Interview with Terry Scott Taylor, Part 2
IMAGE Journal‘s “Good Letters” Blog/Patheos.com, December 4, 2014
Broken Arms, Whole Hearts
In Touch Magazine, Forthcoming Publication
In Touch Magazine (Online Exclusive), April 1, 2015
In Touch Magazine (Online Exclusive), July 13, 2015
Luminous Ruminations on The Innocence Mission’s “Glow”
Chrindie ’95 Retrospective Series at Medium.com, July 14, 2015
In Touch Magazine (Online Exclusive), August 24, 2015
Indoor Smoke Signals
First Baptist Church Cookbook 2015 Essay + Recipe
In Touch Magazine (Online Exclusive), October 21, 2015
#1 in CTJ’s 12-Part “Wholly Scripture: Confessions of a Wayfaring Reader” Series
In Touch Magazine (Online Exclusive), December 31st, 2015
#2 in CTJ’s 12-Part “Wholly Scripture: Confessions of a Wayfaring Reader” Series
In Touch Magazine (Online Exclusive), January 21, 2016
#3 in CTJ’s 12-Part “Wholly Scripture: Confessions of a Wayfaring Reader” Series
From Amram to Zelophehad: Why Names in the Bible Matter
In Touch Magazine (Online Exclusive), January 21, 2016
#4 in CTJ’s 12-Part “Wholly Scripture: Confessions of a Wayfaring Reader” Series
Unexpected Growth (or “The Unsung Splendor of Staying Put”)
In Touch Magazine (Print and Online), June 20, 2016
In Touch Magazine (Print and Online), August 19, 2016
A God with a Split Personality?
In Touch Magazine, Forthcoming Online Publication
#5 in CTJ’s 12-Part “Wholly Scripture: Confessions of a Wayfaring Reader” Series
Rethinking the Bloodless Business of Worship
In Touch Magazine, Forthcoming Online Publication
#6 in CTJ’s 12-Part “Wholly Scripture: Confessions of a Wayfaring Reader” Series
Remember the Time We Got Lost (for 40 Years)?
In Touch Magazine, Forthcoming Online Publication
#7 in CTJ’s 12-Part “Wholly Scripture: Confessions of a Wayfaring Reader” Series
Into Pieces
In Touch Magazine, Forthcoming Online Publication
#8 in CTJ’s 12-Part “Wholly Scripture: Confessions of a Wayfaring Reader” Series
When God Uses Evil for Good
In Touch Magazine, Forthcoming Online Publication
#9 in CTJ’s 12-Part “Wholly Scripture: Confessions of a Wayfaring Reader” Series
From Slaves to Sons and Daughters
In Touch Magazine, Forthcoming Online Publication
#10 in CTJ’s 12-Part “Wholly Scripture: Confessions of a Wayfaring Reader” Series
Awash in Blood, Afloat in Grace
In Touch Magazine, Forthcoming Online Publication
#11 in CTJ’s 12-Part “Wholly Scripture: Confessions of a Wayfaring Reader” Series
Revelation for Dummies (Or at Least for Laity)
In Touch Magazine, Forthcoming Online Publication
#12 in CTJ’s 12-Part “Wholly Scripture: Confessions of a Wayfaring Reader” Series