Generating… Poetry for this Place
Another holiday, another rustling through my luggage of words to find poignant answers for the question.
Waiting in the Dark
This is the grace of God: that in our darkest grief and our most motionless despondency, He continues to move.
It Won’t Make Sense Right Now
As the instruments strain and build, the chorus is repeated again and again, and her intimate scene-setting folds into a recollection.
A Thrill of Hope, the Weary World: Meditations on Advent
Hope does not exist in a moment; we must create hope.
Best of 2019: Part Three
Favorite posts of 2019 from our editors.
Best of 2019: Part Two
Favorite pieces of 2019 from our writers.
Best of 2019: Part One
Favorite pieces of 2019 from our audience.
The Incarnation
I learned that a tree marked with a robe was not just a special tree chosen by a monk—these trees were monks.
Bringing Vince Carter to Church pt. 2
But what still grabs my attention and gains my respect is the way Vince Carter has subverted the expectations of aging basketball stars.
Tokyo Godfathers and the Art of the Christmas Miracle
Perhaps even more powerful than its familial themes and more impressive than its artwork and animation is how Tokyo Godfathers twists the rules of good story writing and bends them to its thematic will.
