AFTER THE JUNGLE
Reflections on the questions David carried out of the jungle: identity, forgiveness, faith, and what it means to live after the cage finally opens.
Featured Essay
OCTOBER 31, 2026
There are parts of childhood that do not stay politely in childhood. They travel. They find places to hide in adult decisions, in relationships,
Addiction had an appetite, and I learned that appetite well. When it wanted something, it did not care what time it was, what I
I spent a large part of my life fighting. Sometimes the fight was obvious. Sometimes it took place where nobody could see it, between
There was a time when I could receive almost anything and still not know how to receive it. Money, help, a ride, a place
I grew up around faith before I knew what I believed. Church gave me language early. God. Sin. Salvation. Heaven. Hell. Obedience. Judgment. Scripture.
For a long time, I had a habit of looking at my life like somebody checking a scoreboard. Who was ahead? Who had made
A prison does not always need steel bars. Sometimes it only needs a story repeated long enough that you stop checking whether it is