Have You Ever Looked at a Sunrise This Way?
A playful sky. Sarah ClarksonSarah Clarkson is an author, blogger, and student of theology at the University of Oxford. She…
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A New Dilemma: Facebook Parenting
We can put our kids’ misdeeds on Facebook. But what does that mean for them tomorrow? Christina BrownChristina is the…
Our Lives Were Not Meant to be Magazine Spreads
The story of one girl’s terror (mine).
I Love Mass Culture
Why I think a love for a place can include Los Angeles, and a love for culture can and should…
I Am Not Memorable
A walk through a graveyard put Facebook in a whole new perspective. Brittany CrippenBrittany Crippen recently completed a fellowship with…
My Remarkable Friend, Venetia
My trip to Scotland last summer was entirely unexpected and a total gift. Sarah ClarksonSarah Clarkson is an author, blogger,…
Why Does Technology Even Exist?
In questions about the negative effects of various technologies, the real question we should be asking isn’t whether it can…
7 Reasons We Should Write More Letters
When was the last time you got a communication that you didn’t delete or close as quickly as possible? Adam…
Time and Enjoyment
The bittersweet beauty, envy of the gods, that “all good things come to an end.” Liz HorstLiz Horst studied music…
Glimpses
Photographic snatches of beauty in a fast-paced world. Sarah ClarksonSarah Clarkson is an author, blogger, and student of theology at…
How to Travel with a Sense of Place
Aim for what C.S. Lewis called “quiddity” instead of Comfort Inns. Liz HorstLiz Horst studied music and English literature at…
I’m Really Busy Right Now
Are you really? And is that really as important to you as you make it sound? Anna Joy MuetherAnna Joy…
Quests for Knowledge Are Overrated
Three reasons why we like questions at Humane Pursuits. Jace YarbroughJace is a member of the Humane Pursuits editorial board….
Three Winter Drinks You Need to Know How to Make
When your cold beer and gin and tonic have gone out of season, here are three recipes to brighten your…
TMI
How the internet kills wonder and adventure. Liz HorstLiz Horst studied music and English literature at Grove City College and…
Rediscovering the Art of Community
It’s a gift, and it starts with something that doesn’t come naturally to my generation at all. Lisa FristLisa Frist…
Friends Don’t Let Friends Listen to Terrible Music
Plato, the Church, and Flannery O’Connor on the place of truth in music. Ben GarnerBen Garner is an expatriate Texan…
The Vanity of Productivity
How our Western work ethic devalues time and goodness. Liz HorstLiz Horst studied music and English literature at Grove City…
The Un-Fragmented Life
Four suggestions for how to escape the brave new world. Liz HorstLiz Horst studied music and English literature at Grove…
How to Drink Virtuously
Wine is for thinking as much as for drinking. Brian BrownBrian Brown loves building the environments, habits, and networks that…