Life of Faith
In prison, Satan is real
I’ve heard incarcerated women preach about a power that demands renunciation.
A growing landscape of religious trauma
The conversation around abuse in religious contexts is intense, varied, and getting bigger.
Ride on
It’s tempting to flee the monotony of daily life. But there’s value in staying committed.
Teresa of Ávila speaks again
In a striking new translation, Dana Delibovi revives the wit, wisdom, and beauty of Teresa’s poetry.
My artificial chaplains
While recovering from a hiking accident, I posed the same theological question to multiple AI spiritual counselors.
Shiny happy confrontations
The second season of Shiny Happy People reminds me of my year as a Teen Mania intern—and our efforts to become the standard of holiness for the world.
How I became religiously multiple
I’m on a personal journey into Buddhist–Christian belonging.
The shelter of fabric
I gravitate toward Jesus’ instructions to provide food. I tend to gloss over the verses about clothing.
Tenderness under pressure
I want to be a gentle parent. In our culture, this often feels out of reach.
Why make things?
I couldn’t afford a nice bookshelf, and I couldn’t bring myself to buy a cheap one. So I headed to the hardware store.
The apology deficit
Ours is an era of cultivated transgressiveness, in which leaders vice signal their lack of interest in apologizing when they’re wrong.
The case for being a killjoy
We may be reluctant to say anything that sounds puritanical. But our private morality really does matter.
Evangelical idols and ideologies
In their new books, Mike Cosper and Jeff Mikels critique evangelicalism from within. Do they go far enough?