Brian Nixon
Brian Nixon is a writer, artist, musician, educator, and family man. He’s a graduate of California State University, Stanislaus (BA), Veritas Seminary (MA), and is a Fellow at Oxford Graduate School (D.Phil.). Brian is the author of "Tilt: Finding Christ in Culture" and "Beauty (and the Banana), both by Wipf & Stock Publishers.
Author Quentin Guy and Illustrator Dominic Sedillo on Brendan’s Great Voyage
ALBUQUERQUE, NEW MEXICO (ANS)—The historic Brendan voyage was led by Brendan the Navigator (c. 484-577 AD), an Irish monk from County Kerry, during the...
The Explosive Power of Real Love
ALBUQUERQUE, NEW MEXICO (ANS)—As Christians, we have the opportunity to show love to those who need the expression of love the most: those who...
Holiness: The Missing Jewel: Sexual Scandal and the Church
SCOTTSDALE, ARIZONIA (ANS)—While sitting in St. Matthew’s Episcopal Church in Chandler, Arizona for a service, I listen as Rector Dominic Moore used the recent...
A Fond Farewell: Michael Green (1930-2019)
OXFORD, UNITED KINGDOM (ANS)--Edward Michael Bankes Green received his reward on February 6th, 2019. Green was Anglican priest, Christian apologist, theologian and one of...
The Good News Is Really Good
ALBUQUERQUE, NEW MEXICO (ANS)—If the gospel is such good news (which is what gospel means), why don’t we hear more of it? Especially in...
#EatLikeAndy or, better: #SeekLikeAndy
ALBUQUERQUE, NEW MEXICO (ANS)—According to polls, Super Bowl 2019 will be the most watched program on American television. As the pollsters calculate numbers, viewers...
Theologians and Typewriters
ALBUQUERQUE, NEW MEXICO (ANS)—If I was a typewriter, I’d be a Smith-Corona Electric. First introduced in the late 1950’s the Smith-Corona electric, when working...
Ken Mansfield Reflects on The Roof: The Beatles Final Concert
ALBUQUERQUE, NEW MEXICO (ANS)—The first time I reached out to Ken Mansfield was after reading a book I picked up at the Modesto Public...
The Generous Lives of Believers
ALBUQUERQUE, NEW MEXICO (ANS)—The book of Acts tells about the first Christian believers. The early church's daily lives were simple; their spiritual lives were...
Thomas Merton: A Poem and Prayer On His Birthday
ALBUQUERQUE, NEW MEXICO (ANS)--Thomas Merton (1915-1968) would’ve turned 104 on January 31st, 2019. As a poet, writer, activist, monk, and teacher, Merton touched the...
