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Why I stay: A prayer
Because my yearning comes from somewhere, and that somewhere must be you.
Why I worry about the pastors of politically divided churches
In our current political climate, the preacher struggles to say something both unifying and prophetic.
Stories from a glacier-shaped landscape
If you’re new to Rick Bass’s edgy, glorious, and often brutal settings, this collection is a perfect place to start.
Robots of the West
Westworld’s claim is that memory leads to consciousness, which leads to violence.
The virtues we need in a post-truth world
Telling the truth requires more than right thinking. It requires being a particular sort of person.
Good people and new names (Matthew 1:18–25)
Every child is from God. Joseph gets an explicit divine promise.
Inshallah
When one of the young Syrian women lit a memorial candle during worship, it represented a great deal of loss.
Why existentialism still matters
Sartre, de Beauvoir, and Camus have something to say about living authentically.
A Christian governor in Jakarta
He’s a powerful leader in the world’s largest Muslim nation—and he’s popular, too.
Possibilities, not prescriptions
Writing may not cure cancer, but it helps with the side effects.
Christmas hope beyond our fears
I suspect the police officer who shot Walter Scott, and the jurors at his trial, were shaped similarly to how I was as a child in North Carolina.