Aaron Chester

writer, wonderer, gadfly…

a little bit about the writer

 

hello, I’m Aaron

 

I’m a writer, teacher, theologian, and often tilt at windmills.

My writing and thinking reflect my eclectic and sometimes chaotic interests. I write everything from science fiction to theology, from political diatribes to poetry, from…to  wherever my mind takes me. When I am at my best, my writing is simple and clear. But mostly, my writing is perplexed and meandering.

So, welcome! If you too enjoy being a framer of wonder or a pragmatic gadfly, welcome. Even if those aren’t you, welcome.

 

Aaron Chester

Blog

The inconsequential musings of a gadfly.

Anna’s Apron

I knocked on the broken screen door and it violently hit the door frame. The flimsy door flapped loosely creating a clacking noise that landed...

The Disease of Self-worship

Self-worship is a human disease. We worship what we value, all of us. Sometimes what we value is an object, an event, a person, or even an idea. But, most often what we value most is ourselves.

Who Has God Called Clean

To declare unclean what God has declared clean is sacrilegious. It attempts to destroy what God has built. It attempts to shame those God has redeemed. It belittles the sacrifice Jesus paid on the cross.