The Archive
Gillis HarpCulture
The New Deal's failures were significant, but if we want to understand them, we need to reckon with what the New Deal actually was rather than with the false claims of various polemicists.
Joseph WhitentonCultureFilm Reviews/Hollywood
The post-Christian West seems more and more determined to deny that certain self-knowledge is even possible. The consequences of that could be dire for us all.
Taylor CombsFormation
The fear of man—a matter not of mouth but of heart—will trap us in fruitless speech and block us from life-giving speech.
FamilyCultureJessica Lee
Because Ruth stays, because she chooses connection and self-sacrifice over convenience and self-preservation, Naomi’s empty and bitter life becomes full once more.
Justin D. DetmersCultureChurch
Conflating historic Christianity with cultural idiosyncrasies might just be a non-starter for folks who might otherwise be open to the faith.
ArtMusicTechnologyKenny Klinglesmith
What if the value of creating something is not ultimately found in the thing that is created?
Marc SimsBooksPoetryCulture
Where, in our perma-casual age who “sees through” all as nothing, will we get to breathe a more solemn air?
Valerie PavilonisCultureFormation
It’s good to know what sin is, so you can recognize it and cast it out. But you also need to fill your heart with good things, with abundant things, so that when sin knocks, it realizes someone strong is home, and it stays away.
Jordan SteffaniakTechnologyFormation
When we use artificial intelligence in ways that short circuit our own formation, we deprive ourselves of an opportunity to grow into our distinct callings.
Christine NorvellFormation
If God does not prune, I will die. Miraculously, the pruning is a sign that we are fruitful, especially since pruning in nature ensures multiple harvests.
Sarah AshbachBibleTheology
I only ask that you champion the sacrament of existence, the miraculous strangeness of Scripture, and the wonder and beauty which lie at the heart of all things, drawing us continually to our God.
Luke FongFamily
“Mourn with those who mourn, and rejoice with those who rejoice.” Romans 12:15