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We Are the Color of Each Light: A Review of Badhaai Do
by Lauren Cole | May 11, 2022 | Placeless
Part of this is due to the fact that it doesn’t shy away from the pain of being part of the LGBTQ+ community in a society that is less than accepting, but it also doesn’t hesitate to show the joy that can be found in that community.
The Enneagram Types of The Mighty Nein
by Philip Rienstra | May 10, 2022 | Placeless
Critical Role has garnered a reputation for being a titan of a show in the DnD community—both in popularity and in sheer length.
Rain, on Earth and Other Bodies
by Gwyneth Findlay | May 9, 2022 | Placeless
The gore of blood rain seems tame when it’s raining dead frogs, fish, or birds.
Lover (Of My Soul): A Taylor Swift Worship Experience
by Josh Parks | May 8, 2022 | Placeless
Perfect for a congregation to sing together even when half of them think the “walls” are corporate income taxes.
Resounding Grief
by Susannah Boersma | May 7, 2022 | West Virginia
The best part of West Virginia is my grandparents and without fail they could be found in their driveway, waving goodbye when we left.
On the Sinking Ship
by Alex Johnson | May 5, 2022 | Michigan
Decrying my job seems particularly ironic as a virtual teacher.
The Magic in Murmurations
by Comfort Sampong | May 4, 2022 | Placeless
Many animal species flock together, but starlings, humble and social songbirds found across the world, are the only airborne creatures who can collectively stir and swoop.
Burnout Dreams
by Ansley Kelly | May 3, 2022 | New York
I struggle to find contentment and seek new adventures almost compulsively.
Sorry I Stared at Your Pillow This Whole Flight
by Christina Ribbens | May 2, 2022 | Nevada
Maybe she actually loathes the pillow because it has come to symbolize her cold, loveless marriage—what sort of husband gives his wife a neck pillow?
I Would Walk 150 Miles
by Olivia Harre | May 1, 2022 | Placeless
Sleepy but knowing I had a mission, I quietly slipped out the door and down to the water.
By Any Other Name
by Alyssa Kraker | Apr 30, 2022 | Placeless
The ability to claim an otherwise unrealized identity—that is an incredible power.
Temporary State of Mind
by Jon Gorter | Apr 28, 2022 | Placeless
Temporary is the only kind of time there is.
The Promise is Not Vain
by Anna Jeffries | Apr 27, 2022 | Placeless
There’s a lot of delicate ground around when one is something “enough” to take up the rainbow.
Annaka Koster (1996 – )
by Annaka Koster | Apr 26, 2022 | Placeless
More likely, though, her inevitable termination was brought on by her unending affection for sugary beverages, which she does not regret.
An Entrance to the Words
by Natasha (Strydhorst) Unsworth | Apr 25, 2022 | Placeless
My mind has been absorbed with the things of the screen, always in the presence of, well, what feels like everything.
A Theology of Doomscrolling
by Joshua Polanski | Apr 24, 2022 | Placeless
Twitter is a cruel place where blatant vengeance rather than restoration is the norm for public sins.
Day 345: April 23, 2022
by Mitchell Barbee | Apr 23, 2022 | Grand Rapids
The fun thing about being forgetful is that it’s hard to quantify just how much more you remember.
Decisions, Decisions
by Kayleigh (Fongers) Van Wyk | Apr 22, 2022 | Placeless
The idea of making the wrong choice is pretty much unbearable.
Freedom, Maximalism, and Chopped Apples
by Emily Joy Stroble | Apr 21, 2022 | Placeless
I’m in that stage of life where you pack up constantly, and you keep your friends close and your friends with pick-up trucks closer.
Alongside Mary Gates
by Chad Westra | Apr 20, 2022 | Washington
Have you ever seen the air before?
As Two As They Come
by Lillie Spackman | Apr 19, 2022 | Placeless
I found the Enneagram about five years ago now, and I know this is going to sound dramatic, but hear me out: it changed my life.
Sakura
by Ben DeVries | Apr 18, 2022 | Placeless
It’s the quiet sense of time slowed down, of time doubled back on itself, that I enjoy about this morning walk
Still Risen
by Laura Sheppard Song | Apr 17, 2022 | Placeless
Some Easters I’ve wept with emotion at the swell of “In Christ Alone” and the miracle of Christ’s sacrifice; some I’ve sat stone-faced, wondering whether any of it matters.
Holy Saturday
by Katie Van Zanen | Apr 16, 2022 | Placeless
I thought, as I often do these days, about how deeply weird the whole thing is.
In Defense of Cinderella
by Courtney Zonnefeld | Apr 15, 2022 | Placeless
Some people might dismiss those films as guilty pleasures, the Little Debbie cupcakes of my media diet—simple, sweet, and absolutely atrocious for my health.
A Church in War
by Juliana Knot | Apr 13, 2022 | Ukraine
A week before the Russian invasion, Holy Trinity formed a crisis committee and began looking at questions of housing, transportation and food.
Palm Sunday, 8:40 am Service
by Klaas Walhout | Apr 12, 2022 | Placeless
As for the people in the crowd who shouted “Hosanna” only to have their hopes dashed? Maybe they were confused. And maybe their confusion turned into disappointment, and their disappointment into anger.
Spring Cleaning But Make It Bookmarks
by Lauren Cole | Apr 11, 2022 | Placeless
Maybe I’ve had this tab open for three years? Who knows.
The Queer Alumnus Dilemma
by Philip Rienstra | Apr 10, 2022 | Grand Rapids
Calvin’s attitude of dismissal and thinly-veiled condemnation towards LGBTQ+ people doesn’t turn queer students into straight students, or even into more faithful queer students.
Where Do Babies Come From?
by Gwyneth Findlay | Apr 9, 2022 | Placeless
Bringing a child into this world can require ingredients more dire and gruesome than puppy dog tails.
