Metanoia

How can this be our country? As I watched on television images of angry mobs pouring into the United States Capitol, my hands were trembling with rage. A friend who has served for many years in government texted, “This looks

Recommendations of poems and lists of poets are easy to find (Mischa Willett offers some excellent suggestions). But I suspect these often fall on deaf ears for many Christian readers who—even if they like the idea of poetry as a

I have been an RN in the medical department of a 400-person prison for eight years. In the last year, things have become more difficult—inmates on a new drug program are increasingly hostile, staffing has decreased, and mandatory overtime has

We love to be unique. We express our individuality in what we wear and how we look. We pride ourselves on knowing that obscure band from Brooklyn. We’re excited to tell others about the hole-in-the-wall restaurant we discovered last weekend.

I don’t like surprises, which is why I’m a planner. I plan my days, my weeks, my months, and my years. So, by December 29, 2019, I had most of 2020 planned out. I knew most of what I was

Meditation seems increasingly popular in our culture. It’s often recommended as a way to decrease stress and increase happiness and productivity. The instructions given––sit in a quiet place; empty and center your mind––might make you a little uncomfortable, and rightly

Many years ago, I read an article that significantly affected the way I think about corporate worship. The writer made the point that we should be aware that pastoral care is occurring in the midst of worship. In the worship

The 18th-century playwright Voltaire is known for his calloused quip that the Qur’an is an “unintelligible book, each page of which makes common sense shudder.” While such a statement is abrasive to Western ideals of tolerance, acceptance, and pluralism, many

On My Shelf helps you get to know various writers through a behind-the-scenes glimpse into their lives as readers. I asked Kristen Wetherell—author of Fight Your Fears and Hope When It Hurts, and co-editor for 12 Faithful Women: Portraits of

Our Lord Jesus taught us to sanctify the Father’s name in prayer: “Our Father in heaven, hallowed be your name” (Matt. 6:9). Accordingly, the goal of Christian theology is to gain greater fluency in biblical discourse so that we might