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Learning the Prayer of Praise

The closest I’ve ever come to unapproachable light was in my high school chemistry class.

Casey Mazzoli

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Issue 26

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Excerpts from The Book of Comforts: Genuine Encouragement for Hard Times

A glimpse into a new book on grief

Caleb Faires, Rebecca Faires, Kaitlin Wernet, and Cymone WIlder

3 min read time

Article

The Great Commission Christianity Keeps Blacks Away From Evangelicalism

Great Commission Christianity vs. Cosmic Redemptive Christianity

Anthony Bradley

7 min read time

Article

Submission and Love

What We Get Wrong About What It Means To Submit

Faith Dwight

5 min read time

Article

Dear God, Make Amazon Hurry Up

We’re supposed to pray for everything, right?

Karen Katulka

3 min read time

Article

My Relative, A Slave Owner

And as far as we are able, we must refuse to accommodate Christianity to any practice of this present evil age—no matter what it is or who accommodates it.

Nicholas Davis

6 min read time

Article

The Literary Beauty of the Bible

A review of Robert Alter’s translation of the Hebrew Bible

Jed Ostoich

5 min read time

Article

Cultivating Intimacy in Prayer

Early into our marriage my husband and I were advised to seek intimacy over harmony in all situations.

Sarah Scott Pape

6 min read time

Article

Prayer is Mystery

Dear God, please save my son. Dear God, please save my son.

Seana Scott

3 min read time

Article

What Prayer Looks Like Now

I’ve had enough experience to know that things don’t always turn out as planned.

Rebecca Payne

3 min read time

Article

Misbehaving in the Throne Room

Leading prayer for me is like being a tour guide in a museum.

Kelly Key

4 min read time

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“Thy kingdom come” is more varied and beautiful than we imagine.

I’ve fallen in love with the variety of our church traditions.

Traci Rhoades

4 min read time

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We follow a crucified savior. How should we feel about death?

Death leaves us bereft, but faith hopes in future victory.

Kimi Harris

2 min read time

Article

What Marriage Means

Sketches

Rachel Joy Welcher

2 min read time

Article

Elementary-School Eulogy

The (Dis)content

Aarik Danielsen

3 min read time

Article

The Legend of Cocaine Island

A Storyboard podcast

Storyboard

1 min read time

Article

Sniff the Air

Sketches

Rachel Joy Welcher

2 min read time

Article

The Last Pour

A farewell from Abby Perry

Abby Perry

3 min read time

Article

A (Dis)content Generation

The (Dis)content

Aarik Danielsen

4 min read time

Article

The Plant That Was Actually a Weed

Sketches

Rachel Joy Welcher

2 min read time

Article

2 Fast 2 Furious

A Storyboard podcast

Storyboard

0 min read time

Article

What Fires Burn

Sketches

Rachel Joy Welcher

2 min read time

Article

Calling to Collect

The (Dis)content

Aarik Danielsen

3 min read time

Article

Captain Marvel

A Storyboard podcast

Storyboard

1 min read time

Article

Blues Brothers

A Storyboard podcast

Storyboard

1 min read time

Article

The Fast and the Furious

A Storyboard podcast

Storyboard

0 min read time

Article

You Leave Me With No Choice

The (Dis)content

Aarik Danielsen

3 min read time

Article

The Newest Conference on the Circuit: Valued Conference

A Q&A with Adam Smith, a leader of the The Valued Conference

Abby Perry

6 min read time

Article

Puddle-wonderful

Sketches

Rachel Joy Welcher

2 min read time

Article

Book of (Un)common Prayer

The (Dis)content

Aarik Danielsen

4 min read time

Article

This Flesh

Sketches

Rachel Joy Welcher

2 min read time

Article

How to Pray with Anger

Lessons from Popular Culture

Joe George

7 min read time

Article

Finding the Right Words to Say When the Worst Day Comes

An original bonus track from Kaitlin Wernet, co-author of "The Book of Comforts"

Kaitlin Wernet

5 min read time

Article

About Heart Mountain

It was bedtime, the end of a long day, and the question came from my son, who just turned seven.

Kimi Cunningham Grant

9 min read time

Poem

I Kept My Mustard Seed in My Pocket

A poem

John Hawbaker

0 min read time

Poem

The Golem on Ash Wednesday

A poem

Tommy Welty

1 min read time

Poem

Heavenward

A poem

Lindsey Mitchell

1 min read time

Article

Remembering the Basics

A review of The Whole Life by David Stine

Emily Enger

4 min read time

Article

Prayers and Pills

Jesus was there that day.

Sheila Dougal

4 min read time

Poem

Consecrate We Who Are Dust

A prayer

Jed Ostoich

1 min read time

Poem

Pouring Up

A poem

Maggie Swofford

1 min read time

Article

The Heartache and Hope of Gethsemane

Lingering with the watchful, sorrowful Messiah in Gethsemane.

Joshua Heavin

9 min read time

Poem

Faults Are Present

A poem

Amy Orazio

1 min read time

Poem

Stay True to Yourself

Artist Showcase

Neil Douglas

2 min read time

Article

Another Round of Crib

My dad is years and years into a degenerative disease.

Nadine Schroeder

4 min read time

Poem

Some Things Will Never Be Okay

A poem

Kristen Ladd

1 min read time