Lives of Grass
Communities need things that last to tie them together. There was a child went forth every day… The early lilacs…
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Knife, Sand (A Poem)
An original poem by Genevieve Cunningham
Why Pessimists are Awesome
The most frustrating person on your team might be the difference between success and failure. I’ve had the pleasure of directing…
Sensible and Human Things
In response to tragedy, one of the best things we can do is celebrate life.
2 Reasons for Doing Manual Work This Summer
During three of the four seasons of the year, I teach at a small college in southern Wisconsin. But when…
Who Is Your Art For?
Should you make art for an audience, or for one person?
How to Travel Like a Pilgrim, Not a Tourist
Finding meaning in your wandering.
Beauty and Chicken Nuggets, Part II
Stephen Williams: What was initially a sentiment of disappointment has fully morphed into sentiment of gratitude.
Do Poets Write Poetry or Find It?
In his essay “The Poet,” Ralph Waldo Emerson argues that the poet expresses and even finds what we cannot
There’s Always Time for Tea
A small way to make space for intentional relationships.
Who Are the Missionaries of Beauty?
Bart Price: It’s the landscapers, the Missionaries of Beauty, who have engendered in me the desire to put a name…
5 Reasons You Should Listen to Old Music
Encountering art from many eras enhances our lives.
5 Reasons I Still Call Myself an Evangelical
It hasn’t been easy, but I still call myself an evangelical.
The World in a Baby’s Eyes
How children help us rediscover the good life.
Experiencing Scripture as Poetry
Andrew Collins: We need every generation to keep creating so we can see the old truths afresh.
Organic Before It Was Cool
“Get big, or get out.” That’s the advice Richard Nixon’s Secretary of Agriculture, Earl Butz, gave farmers back in the 1970s—advice…
Someone Needs Your Art
No one’s going to miss your unfinished novels or paintings. Or will they?
The Origin of Human Work
A short history according to Virgil
Scenes and Symbolism: Q&A with Neulore
As their Germanic moniker (“new lore”) implies, Neulore aims to tell stories as grand as the beginning of human history and as familiar as grappling with family issues
What Eve Taught Me about Vulnerability
How to be fully known