The Archive

Every essay.

Matthew AdamsChurch

Preaching for Human Persons

Faithful preaching is courageous and simple and aimed at the cares and needs of actual local congregations.

Simon LiuChurchFormation

The Kind of Service God Requires

We enter the church as consumers and therefore many pastors and churches engage in performances that don't cost anything yet can appear very spiritual.

Nelson MusipaFormation

The Necessity of Gratitude

An attitude of entitlement kills gratitude and leads to complaining and strife and stunts our growth as Christian believers.

Michael AllenFormation

Gratitude and the Good Life

The devil cannot express gratitude, and the devil is shown to dwell in the darkness.

Ted EslerFormation

The Gratitude of a Romani Pastor

The grateful prayers of a Romani pastor are a memorable instruction for us all.

Ben GraberFormation

Holy Joy

The right response to hearing the story of God's faithfulness to his people, even amidst our own failures, is holy joy.

Haley StewartBook ReviewsJournalFall 2025

Rediscovering the Whimsy of Children’s Books

Wonderful children's literature has a way of reminding us that the world is still delightful and still worth knowing.

John D. WilseyBook ReviewsJournalFall 2025

Modernity, Secularism, and the Struggle for a Christian Civilization

Danielou's argument is a reminder to us that physical and material factors influence personal piety, and often in quite profound ways.

Sarah ReardonPoetryJournalFall 2025

Hannah's Holiday

A poetic reflection on Hannah's prayer and the son God gave her

Felicia Wu SongBook ReviewsJournalFall 2025

The Tragedies of Longing for Home

Much of Kingsnorth's technological critique is very sharp, which makes his hostility toward certain left wing thinkers unfortunate and puzzling.

Kirsten SandersBook ReviewsJournalFall 2025

Religion's Own Worst Enemy

If the purpose of religion is to make people moral, then the moral failures of religious people disprove religion and render it obsolete.

Jeff BilbroBook ReviewsJournalFall 2025

Imagining Life Outside the Machine

There are a number of striking overlaps in the critiques of modernity put forth by Paul Kingsnorth and Christopher Lasch.