Archives | the post calvin

Swimming Up Stream

by Jordan Petersen Kamp | Jan 10, 2021 | Placeless

There was an ambiance in watching Sports Center simply because it was there.

All the Light We Cannot See

by Gwyneth Findlay | Jan 9, 2021 | Placeless

SDSS, for all its millions of observations, has only mapped a fraction of a fraction of the objects in 35% of that sky.

Epiphany and After

by Josh Parks | Jan 8, 2021 | Placeless

But Herod—he’s never hard to find.

A Lesson in Crumpled Letters

by Susannah Boersma | Jan 7, 2021 | Placeless

I’m much more likely to cling to fictional friendships than I am to real ones.

Dak Galbi

by Ben Orlebeke | Jan 6, 2021 | Korea

But throw it all in a skillet for twenty minutes and you end up with magic.

Beyond a Vessel

by Alex Johnson | Jan 5, 2021 | Placeless

Doesn’t it seem odd that a story of a woman challenging Jesus is told as an example of her humbleness rather than her courage?

We Have Always Been in the Future, Pt. 1

by Comfort Sampong | Jan 4, 2021 | Placeless

For a people whose survival was never guaranteed, this question is a radical call to evaluate where we are and experiment with what could be.

Our Actual Lives

by Ansley Kelly | Jan 3, 2021 | New York

Even if all I managed was driving to the patrol room and re-stocking my pack, I wasn’t going home to the couch.

Still Proceeding

by Cotter Koopman | Jan 2, 2021 | Placeless

It’s supposed to be redemptive and inspiring, but I can’t help but think, that sucks.

Preparing for Proximity

by Katerina Parsons | Jan 1, 2021 | Honduras

The turn of this year feels too fragile for plans.

Best of 2020, Part Three: Editors’ Picks

by Alex Johnson | Dec 31, 2020 | Placeless

2020 is somehow more bearable and more striking through the eyes of the post calvin.

Best of 2020, Part Two: Peers’ Picks

by Annaka Koster | Dec 30, 2020 | Placeless

Is anyone listening? Does anyone care? Or are we just writing into the void for the satisfaction of our own egos?

Best of 2020, Part One: Writers’ Picks

by Josh Parks | Dec 29, 2020 | Placeless

This year’s entire catalog is proof that even pandemics and poisonous politics can be spun, however feebly, into something worth reading.

A Goodbye to Those Not Quite Gone

by Jon Gorter | Dec 28, 2020 | Placeless

This was it. This was the moment my entire family would oust me from the clan.

Rejoicing in the Dark

by Anna Jeffries | Dec 27, 2020 | Placeless

Emotional breakdowns are always such a bother.

Merry Bloody Christmas

by Annaka Koster | Dec 26, 2020 | Placeless

Much of my problem with Mary stems from my own somewhat-fraught relationship with my reproductive system, which is to say that I hate it and wish that it didn’t exist.

Today is Christmas, and We Are Tired

by Katie Van Zanen | Dec 25, 2020 | Placeless

I don’t have Christmas cheer to offer.

Re-enchanting Christmas with St. Nicholas of Myra

by Joshua Polanski | Dec 24, 2020 | Placeless

As many Christians and non-Christians around the globe come to terms with one of the most difficult holiday seasons of their lifetimes, revisiting the life of this particular saint may help re-enchant our disenchanted year.

My Twelve Favorite Songs of the Year

by Alex Westenbroek | Dec 23, 2020 | Placeless

I approach list-making not as a critic, but simply as a fan trying to dig deeply and methodically into something I love.

On Holiness

by Kayleigh (Fongers) Van Wyk | Dec 22, 2020 | Placeless

I can’t help but commend Justin for taking this first step, if that’s indeed what it is.

She Wrapped Her Firstborn Son

by Emily Joy Stroble | Dec 21, 2020 | Placeless

The baby’s mother will show him how to be a joy-seeker, to soak up every drop of light.

An Unpleasant Encounter with Mrs. X

by Chad Westra | Dec 20, 2020 | Placeless

Narrow-mindedness, group-think, and the desire to wall oneself off from outsiders is not solely a conservative issue, but a bipartisan problem and part of the human condition.

Stacking Stones

by Lillie Spackman | Dec 19, 2020 | New York

With each stone I added, I thought of the people, places, and experiences that make me who I am

Immunized

by Ben DeVries | Dec 18, 2020 | Placeless

In the end, the crisis I fretted over, the risk I hoped to mitigate, never quite materialized.

I’m Not Okay

by Laura Sheppard Song | Dec 17, 2020 | Canada

After six weeks of unstructured days and minimal obligations, I no longer harbor illusions about what I might someday accomplish if I “just had more time.”