Resurrection as Eucatastrophe
I have often wondered what thoughts and fears must have dominated that first Holy Saturday for the disciples. Theirs was…
Advent for the Weary
Into our exhaustion breaks the season of Advent, when we look to the Light of the World for consolation. Stephen WilliamsStephen…
The Catechism of Hope
Ten-Year-Olds and the Catechesis of Hope Stephen WilliamsStephen Williams was raised in Virginia’s Shenandoah Valley and received a B.A. in…
Panic, Pride, and Praise in the Rockies
I don’t know if I’m going to get off this mountain. . . Stephen WilliamsStephen Williams was raised in Virginia’s…
A Day in the Life of a Professional Marveler
The marveler’s eyes well with gratitude: “Oh guys. . . If you only knew the beauty of what just happened.”…
Acknowledging Beauty in the Embers
“I cannot escape the fact that the burden of memory is rarely light in a corrupted world where fear…
Easter on Patmos
The longest Sabbath endured, through the eyes of the Belovéd Disciple. Stephen WilliamsStephen Williams was raised in Virginia’s Shenandoah…
Sharing Beauty and Celebrating Excellence in the Age of Instagram
The story behind one of Instagram’s hidden gems: Hopeshare The first meeting for the Instagram project now known as “Hopeshare”…
The Mirror of a Child’s Heart
In children, our own hearts are often rent by seeing our greatest fears reflected in theirs. So, Jesus bids us to…
Dry Bones in the Desert
The desert is indeed the place of painful reckoning, but it also a place of illumination… Stephen WilliamsStephen Williams…
Beauty and Chicken Nuggets, Part II
Stephen Williams: What was initially a sentiment of disappointment has fully morphed into sentiment of gratitude. Stephen WilliamsStephen Williams was…
Death and the Resurrection at Five Years Old
HOLY WEEK: The first in the annual Holy Week series from the Pray Channel. By Stephen Williams Stephen WilliamsStephen Williams was…
Ambushed by Beauty and Chicken Nuggets
Stephen Williams: This is not what I thought I’d be doing at twenty-seven… Stephen WilliamsStephen Williams was raised in Virginia’s Shenandoah…
Advent, New Year’s, and the Long Defeat
Stephen Williams: The older we get, the more we are forced to recognize that almost none of the years we…