Searching for a Better Dystopia
Insurgent, like Hunger Games and other recent dystopias, isn’t really a dystopia. Gracy Olmstead Featured columnist Gracy Olmstead is a…
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Wildness in an Age of Computers and Desk Jobs
The thrill of “civilized delight.”
A Defense of the Casual Date
No candles.
You’re Probably Missing Out
But it’s not status updates. Joy Clarkson Joy Clarkson is a featured columnist and the Director of Marketing at Humane…
Should We Sponsor Bookstores?
Why indie bookstores are seeking subscribers to stay alive. Gracy Olmstead Featured columnist Gracy Olmstead is a senior writer for…
#maineprobs
Checking in with moments from a winter in Maine. Anna Joy Muether Anna Joy Muether, a graduate of Grove City…
Sunrises, Highrises, and Cathedrals
This place was expectant… Joy Clarkson Joy Clarkson is a featured columnist and the Director of Marketing at Humane Pursuits….
What to Do with Funerals?
Life’s bookends – birth and death – offer a rare glimpse of the vulnerability that lies at the core of…
12 Thankful Months
New Year, new roads! Joy Clarkson Joy Clarkson is a featured columnist and the Director of Marketing at Humane Pursuits….
My Hope For Your New Year
New Year mercies. Sarah Clarkson Sarah Clarkson is an author, blogger, and student of theology at the University of Oxford….
Advent: Homeward
“Nobody tells you when you get born here How much you’ll come to love it And how you’ll never belong…
Art for Advent
This quote: “I do hope your Christmas has had a little touch of Eternity in among the rush and pitter…
A Relief from Consumerism at Christmas
On Thanksgiving Day this year, I opened my newsfeed to find more than a few dire warnings about the evils…
When Do I Become a Grown Up?
Be Childlike, Not Childish. Jody Byrkett Jody Byrkett is the editor of the Pray channel. She lives in picturesque Colorado…
Theology and Beauty
Fire and light at heart of the universe. Sarah Clarkson Sarah Clarkson is an author, blogger, and student of theology…
What Should Pop Culture Reporting Look Like?
Thoughts on Kim Kardasian’s posterior and more. Gracy Olmstead Featured columnist Gracy Olmstead is a senior writer for The American…
Beauty Abides
A moment of it makes everything stop. Sarah Clarkson Sarah Clarkson is an author, blogger, and student of theology at…
Getting to Know Someone
“I want to know you.” Joy Clarkson Joy Clarkson is a featured columnist and the Director of Marketing at Humane…
How Journaling Makes You Better
What story will you tell? Joy Clarkson Joy Clarkson is a featured columnist and the Director of Marketing at Humane…
The Inhumanity of “Marrying Up”
The messed up economics of 21st century romantic advice. Samantha Schroeder Samantha Schroeder is a freelance journalist working for a…