The exploding sky
As a teenager in Hawaii, I watched a nearby test of a nuclear weapon. It was the most terrifying thing I’ve ever seen.
We have to be willing to begin again
This is true of failures in writing, in faith, in life itself.
Which new books deserve a spot under the Christmas tree?
We asked our contributing editors to each pick two.
Emily Dickinson and Søren Kierkegaard joke about considering the lilies
Who I'd invite to my writers' dinner party
Books as guides: Fall books: Reading habits
I am seldom without reading material—the Economist is my staple for doctors’ waiting rooms—but lately I find it more difficult to concentrate on reading that requires sustained atten...
God is love: This is no joke
We use flippancy and
irony to shield ourselves from feeling. We relegate love to the
realm of the romantic and sentimental, and dismiss it.
Kathleen Norris's formative moments
My formal theological training began and ended with a course on the
scriptures in eighth grade, leaving me with all the faults of the...
Books to start with
What book would you recommend to someone eager to learn more about Christianity, someone who is just coming alive to the faith and to the power of the community of faith—the church...
The Given Day: A Novel
Dennis Lehane, author of Mystic River, has given us an important novel about America, one I am grateful to have at a time when many truths about our...