Truth Will Save the World
Those who claim that self-expression is the chief aim of music are selling it short. The village of Thalem, Germany,…
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What It Means to Be One Body in Marriage: The Ordering of Desires
Being one in marriage is hard, but, “There is healing, much healing, in being vulnerable and accepted by another…”
At Home with Music
Resources for Family Singing and Listening
Why Bother to Write? Part IV
“Write for your friends…and for people you might want to be friends with.” Ashes from the flames / The truth…
In Praise of Nursery Songs
Part 3 in a series on Musical Culture.
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.”
Learning to Hear, Learning to Sing with Ken Myers
How the order in music mirrors the order in creation.
Imagining a Musical Culture
We’ve forgotten the ways that music shapes souls and communities.
I Need New Glasses for this Relationship
Friendship is an exercise in learning to love the gifts God gives us without turning them into idols.
What a Painting Showed Me About Memory
Can I impart visceral memory through words? Can any combination of nouns, verbs, adjectives, and adverbs communicate how the breeze…
Tea and the Enjoyment of Useless Things
The most precious beauties have no market value.
Looking Up Like the Ancients Did
As the night sky terrified me, it embraced my husband.
Creating Cozy Spaces
There’s no place like a cozy home—a breezy window, the dancing flame of a candle, a comfy couch, a soft…
Yours Are the Eyes of Jesus
The good news of Christ’s ascension is Pentecost: the Holy Spirit lighting the eyes of all of Jesus’ disciples with his…
The Musical Motifs that Anchor us
Music and story are a potent combination.
Reviving Romance in Christian Art
How should the Christian contribute to romantic art? I feel a need to ask my readers to bear with me a…
The Role of Books in Creating Community
I may be an introvert by nature, but I actually enjoy meeting new people. I like people’s stories. It’s interesting…
Thursday Night Prayer: Learning to Breathe Anew
The coffee shop is loud. The cursor blinks on the blank page of the paper I should be writing. I…
Story Girls
Growing a culture of imaginative play.
Fatherhood, Priorities, and the Habit of Writing
How can you maintain the habit of writing in the midst of the duties and priorities of life? A recent essay…