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Christians should read books
Jessica Hooten Wilson helps us to see reading as a form of holy play.
We need our screens right now. But what about later?
Ed Cyzewski’s prepandemic takedown of the digital formation of Christians is still surprisingly useful.
by Katherine Willis Pershey
On not getting used to this
My spiritual practices have long been communal ones. I love people—and their presence.
by Melissa Florer-Bixler
A personal discipline of Talmud study
Ilana Kurshan shows how the practice of Daf Yoni gave structure to a life made formless and void.
by Anna Levin Rosen
Monastic wisdom for a non-cloistered world
After 60 years at Gethsemani Abbey, Paul Quenon wrote a memoir.
by Debra Bendis
Dwelling together in scripture’s room
How can preachers and listeners develop a practice of lingering with the text?
by Anne-Marie Ellithorpe
When I needed a gratitude intervention
"Write down one thing you are thankful for," said my friend. "Just one."
by Diana Butler Bass
One day, as I considered my routine of pills and naps and exercises, I saw that it is not unlike praying the hours.
by Janice Jean Springer
When I go backpacking, I pack light—no laptop, no phone, and especially no books. But reading Belden Lane, I’m tempted to begin toting a tome or two.
by Cindy Crosby
Karen Hering believes that writing is a way to tune into your inner voice and discover the relationship you have with whom or what you believe in.
reviewed by Cindy Crosby
Reading fiction has done more to baptize my imagination, inform my faith and strengthen my courage than any prayer technique has.
by Deborah Smith Douglas