Jay Bilsborrow, Author at The Washington Institute

Articles by Jay Bilsborrow

Faith • Liturgical Reflections

Why We Fast

Jay Bilsborrow | 3 min read

This is the Shrove Tuesday reflection, the day before the Missio Lent series begins. Read the rest here. Today is Mardi Gras, more affectionately known as Fat Tuesday, a holiday which I have fond memories celebrating while growing up. The local radio station in my small, Midwestern town held an annual call-in contest on Fat...

Culture • Current Conversations

Pro-bot, or No-bot?

Jay Bilsborrow | 3 min read

Not long ago I had a bad habit of asking my friends ridiculous hypothetical questions just for amusement’s sake, which probably indicated that I didn’t have anything better to talk about. But one day in college, I formulated what I thought was a brilliant, or at least thought provoking, question. And so I systematically polled...