The Writing

Author: Cameron Fathauer

  • v a p o r

    v a p o r

    This summer my name is going to travel farther than I could ever carry it on my own. Some will say something I’m cautious…

  • Nice Shot, Cam

    Nice Shot, Cam

    “Nice shot, Cam.” A seminary student named Keagan said it to me last week during an intramural basketball game at my alma mater in…

  • A Book That Shouldn’t Exist

    A Book That Shouldn’t Exist

    “It shouldn’t exist. It does. Read it and reckon with what that means.” AI models have read my book dozens of times. They’ve reviewed…

  • Ten years of marriage

    Ten years of marriage

    I proposed to Chelsea when I was seventeen. She said yes. A month later, my head went through a windshield. Despite the coma, despite…

  • My Five O’clock Wage

    My Five O’clock Wage

    We instinctively evaluate life by outcomes—the wages, the blessings, the portions. But Jesus’ vineyard parable challenges us to stop staring at the coin.

  • Three Birds with a Stone I Didn’t Throw

    Three Birds with a Stone I Didn’t Throw

    There are moments in life when you see the hands of someone else at work. Take today, for example. I received an email with…

  • Engineers, Evangelicals, and Texas Roadhouse

    Engineers, Evangelicals, and Texas Roadhouse

    My wife’s birthday is exactly one week after mine (i.e., January 27, February 3). We celebrated our birthdays a couple weekends ago at Snowshoe…

  • What’s the Heisman without Linemen?

    What’s the Heisman without Linemen?

    Oregon had six five-star recruits. Indiana had zero. Oregon entered with one of the most talented rosters in the country. Indiana’s ranked 72nd nationally—behind…

  • The Man Who Walked Out of the Woods

    The Man Who Walked Out of the Woods

    I haven’t brought this up in years. But it keeps coming back to me. I’ve told parts of this story before, only to a…

  • Him Continuing Me

    Him Continuing Me

    I’ve been thinking about a journey, The one beneath the story told— Not the tale you think you know. The one that’s been there,…