Life of Faith
How I became religiously multiple
I’m on a personal journey into Buddhist–Christian belonging.
The shelter of fabric
I gravitate toward Jesus’ instructions to provide food. I tend to gloss over the verses about clothing.
Tenderness under pressure
I want to be a gentle parent. In our culture, this often feels out of reach.
Why make things?
I couldn’t afford a nice bookshelf, and I couldn’t bring myself to buy a cheap one. So I headed to the hardware store.
The apology deficit
Ours is an era of cultivated transgressiveness, in which leaders vice signal their lack of interest in apologizing when they’re wrong.
The case for being a killjoy
We may be reluctant to say anything that sounds puritanical. But our private morality really does matter.
Evangelical idols and ideologies
In their new books, Mike Cosper and Jeff Mikels critique evangelicalism from within. Do they go far enough?
Katy Perry and the wealthy women of space
Greed has no end, and the end of greed is resistance to every limitation—including the limitation of gravity.
Apache Stronghold’s rooted resistance
The fight to protect Oak Flat is not just about a single holy site. It is about recovering our bond with the land.
Becoming manna
There’s a connection between a desire to care and the offer of food. We’re committed to each other’s survival.
Dear Jesus, Am I broken enough yet?
At youth group and church camp, I learned to perform my own unworthiness. It took years to recognize the spiritual harm this caused.
Can we live without cars?
A pair of new books can challenge Christians to see transportation as an expression of the beloved community.
Does God care what I wear to church?
While my thinking on this question has shifted, at the core of my being there is still a well-dressed girl from Queens.