Articles

The Right Side of Pain

Jill Carattini,

We shuffled back and forth between the states that sat like metaphors between our divorced parents—a summer, a spring break, a Christmas far from one of them. The pain of the one...

Q&A with RZIM CEO Sarah Zacharias Davis

For International Women’s Day, we asked RZIM CEO Sarah Zacharias Davis a few questions about being a CEO, her role models, and more.

In This Place

Jill Carattini,

To the people of ancient Israel, the image of God’s house was the center of the world. It was a house reaching from the heavens to the places on earth where God caused his name...

Question and Answer

Margaret Manning Shull,

"What do you want me to do for you?” is a common enough question. Used in multiple personal exchanges, it could be asked by a clerk of a patron or between colleagues in dialogue.

My Messy House

Jill Carattini,

Kathleen Norris tells a story of a little boy who wrote a poem called “The Monster Who Was Sorry.” The poem begins with a confession: he doesn’t like it when his father yells...

Journey into Shadow

Jill Carattini,

In J.R.R. Tolkien’s The Lord of the Rings, Frodo, the young hobbit, has been given the burden of bearing the one ring of power. It is a ring that has the potential to put all of...

Does Questioning God’s Goodness Lead to Atheism? A Response to Comedian Aries Spears

Brandon Cleaver,

Brandon Cleaver reflects on comedian Aries Spears’ comments on the Tammi Mac Late Show– “Why Black People SHOULD Question God & More”–as well as God’s role amidst suffering.

Ash Wednesday Challenges Our Secular Calendars

Cameron McAllister,

If we want a clear picture of our presumptions concerning time, look no further than our calendars.

Sleep and Ashes

Jill Carattini,

The Christian Vision Project was an initiative that began three consecutive years with a question. The aim was to stir thought, creativity, and faithfulness within the Christian...

Like a Letter

Jill Carattini,

The question is asked with both biting sarcasm and pained lament: Why isn’t God clearer? Why the complicated hunt for answers? Why not a God with far more interest in direct...