Culture • Popular Culture The Christmas Stories of Katherine Paterson Dr. Steven Garber | 2 min read When was the last time you heard a really good story? They are harder to find than we might imagine. I love stories of all sorts. Listening to a friend... Continue Reading
Culture • Current Conversations Sounds of Christmas: An Interview with Wen Reagan Adam Joyce | 6 min read Wen Reagan is a doctoral candidate at Duke University where he is finishing a dissertation on the cultural history of contemporary worship music in America. He also serves as the... Continue Reading
Faith • Biblical Reflections Companions in the Fullness of Time Mary Woodiwiss | 5 min read This Advent, as we turn again - individually and corporately - to watch and wait for, to worship and adore, the Lord who both has come and will come again, will we believe that he can deliver us from all that threatens our groundedness in Him? Can we become capable of trusting that He will walk with us in the hardest of times? Continue Reading
Faith • Biblical Reflections Forgetting Mary’s Story Lindsey Long | 4 min read It is good for us to remember the Christmas story begins with a startled young woman. An angel interrupts Mary amidst her daily tasks with an incredible proposition. He tells... Continue Reading
Faith • Liturgical Reflections As Far as the Curse is Found Dr. Steven Garber | 2 min read All of us have antennae. We watch for things, hoping that what we see and hear is more truthful than not. And when we sense that something is being said... Continue Reading
Faith • Biblical Reflections A High Vocation Held Lightly Adrienne Shore | 3 min read “To love at all is to be vulnerable. Love anything and your heart will certainly be wrung and possibly be broken.” – C.S. Lewis, The Four Loves The interconnectedness of... Continue Reading