Will Herron, Author at The Washington Institute

Will Herron serves as the Director of Discipleship at The Ridge in Ankeny, IA. He is a singer songwriter who spent three years touring as part of Rend Collective.

Articles by Will Herron

Culture • Popular Culture

The Seven Basic Plots and the One Basic Plot: Cosper, Booker, and The Stories We Tell

Will Herron | 9 min read

Being parents of young children, it was a rare occasion (even pre-pandemic!) when my wife and I were able to get out to dinner and a movie. Our last cinema outing had ended with us both falling asleep (an unfortunate reflection of our engagement with The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug). On this occasion, however,...

Faith • Liturgical Reflections

The Late Great Sunday Service

Will Herron | 8 min read

Wednesday March 12th. That was the day our church leadership decided to cancel the upcoming Sunday service in response to the appearance of COVID 19 in our county. The virus, whose impact to that point had been largely minimal in surrounding states, was now at our doorstep, threatening to dismantle church life as we knew...