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Singing the Story
When our family convenes at table for dinner, we often invite our kids to do the praying. Our daughter’s invocation became a family favorite: “Jesus…Food…Thank

About That Dillard Piece…
I am simply dumbfounded at the power of her imagination, making connections and challenging intuitions and making her readers see.

Luke’s “Implied Reader”
There’s an old joke that says one of the weirdest things about Jesus was that he was a man who managed to maintain 12 friendships

Finding Home
So, here you are, too foreign for home, too foreign for here. Never enough for both. — Ijeoma Umebinyuo Leaving home Home is everywhere and nowhere. The last few

When Poetry Cross-Pollinates
I look for poems with clear language and vivid imagery. I enjoy poems that indicate their writer paid close attention to their words for both

A Hole in Our Holy Week
We’re missing out on a profound pastoral gift for those who find themselves in a wilderness of grief, in-betweenness or a living hell.

AI in Higher Education: Some Notes from the Front
I closed the classroom door. I said, “This is a safe space. A no-judgement zone.” And I asked my students their thoughts and feelings about

The Odd Journey of ‘Transformationalism’
What Kuyper did advocate, in excelsis, can be better labeled critical Christian activism or cultural engagement.

No Circles Needed: God-Light & Dolly
She was genuine in her outlandishness. Her appearance wasn’t a way to cover up or hide — it was a way to be herself.

Ten Reflections from a New Dad
While we are in this blurriest of parenthood moments, I’m writing down what I want to remember.

Are People Doing the Best They Can?
Part of me believes we’re all doing the best we can. But there’s another part of me that feels deeply unsatisfied with this sentiment.

Hey, Evangelicals, You Did This!
We should be screaming from the rooftops. Without guardrails, the leaders of AI companies say there is a 10% chance AI will destroy humanity by