Assassins and Psychopaths
Three of the best films of the year: Samsara, Looper, and Seven Psychopaths.read more
View ArticleTigers By the Tale
For Life of Pi screenwriter David Magee, stories help light the way through chaos and despair.read more
View ArticleArt As An Act of Faith
Almost two years ago, I took a titanic risk. If you look at things from an earthbound perspective, what I did is: I took my livelihood, and my children's provision, in my hands alone. I quit my job at...
View ArticleThe Juxtaposition of Death and Life, or Church on a Bike
“What? What happened?” My co-worker asked, sensing the solemn look on my face.“Another patient died,” I reported. Grief and thick silence hang in the air as I thought back to the last time I saw this...
View ArticleHouse of Prayer and Dreams
Haiti's once and future cathedral is a place of healing and memory.read more
View ArticleThe Garden Outside Pleasantville
In some way or other, I think it’s safe to say that we all have a kind of nostalgia for the innocence and purity of the Garden of Eden before what we call “the fall.” We have a sense that we are not...
View ArticleLoving My Own Life Means Sharing It With Others
Many of the great Christian thinkers throughout our history have seen that goodness, by its very nature, is diffusive of itself. That is, goodness is such that it pours itself out. To the degree to...
View ArticleLife, Death, Taxes, and the Common Good
The common good is not only about politics. The common good is about life and how we live it. It is ultimately about how we are all connected. It is about how our love or lack of love affects our...
View Article‘Death Cafes’ Normalize a Difficult, Not Morbid, Topic
No one wants to talk about death at the dinner table, at a soccer game, or at a party, says Lizzy Miles, a social worker in Columbus, Ohio.But sometimes people need to talk about the “taboo” topic and...
View ArticleGod Loves a Holy Mess
Biblical writers suggest that God loves a holy mess. They compare God’s creative spirit to a strong wind, and we all know what happens when a powerful wind blows through our windows or through our...
View ArticleUnexpected Sightings: My Emmaus Moment
Have we missed those moments where God is hitting us over the head by using people to continue the work of God in the world? Has the church been so focused on bodies, babies, and baptisms that we have...
View Article10 Bible Verses about Water
God's word is rich with images of water. Drink up.read more
View Article‘Our Lady of Perpetual Exhaustion’ Exhibit Probes the Spirituality of...
Meet “Our Lady of Perpetual Exhaustion,” a saint everyone probably can relate to.The chaos of everyday life and the methods we use to overcome it are on display at the “Our Lady of Perpetual...
View ArticlePlease Stop Calling Your Relatively Privileged Life 'Crazy' and 'Messy'
A few weeks ago, I asked folks on Twitter, and specifically, my colleague Amy Simpson, who has recently published a book on mental illness and the mission of the church:What do you think about the way...
View ArticleMy Brother John: A Eulogy for the Living
For some months now, I have been ruminating on the writer John Podhoretz’s eulogy in Commentary magazine for his sister Rachel Abrams upon her death, from stomach cancer, at age 62. Commentary...
View ArticleCynthia Bourgeault -- "Sojourners" Interview
February 9, 2014 Related Author: Christopher Page Press Source: In A Spacious Place Source Link: https://inaspaciousplace.wordpress.com/2014/02/09/cynthia-bourgeault-sojourners-interview/“Sojourners”...
View ArticleRecovering Creatureliness
If we seek to follow Jesus in context, nothing is more contextual than a watershed.read more
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