Death be not Proud, for Thou Shalt Die
Good Friday reshapes our fear of death. Liz HorstLiz Horst studied music and English literature at Grove City College and…
Death
Unless I Die
Lamenting the dark night of the soul. . . Jody ByrkettJody Byrkett is the editor of the Pray channel. She…
Frailty, Death, and Unexpected Beauty
Death and frailty are not really the end of the world. . . Kristen SosebeeKristen Sosebee is wife to one fine…
Advent in Mara’s House
Advent isn’t a season in which we force ourselves to be sad, it’s the season in which we recognise how…
Whispers of Restoration and Resurrection
There are whispers of restoration and resurrection running everywhere through the fibers of the natural world. Andrew CollinsAndrew Collins is…
Renaissance is on the Move
Ethan Pyle: All things in nature point to the grand redemption story of new life through death.
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…
Grace in the Dark
Holy Week thoughts on Kara Tippetts. Anne SnyderAnne Snyder is a member of the Humane Pursuits editorial board. She is…
What to Do with Funerals?
Life’s bookends – birth and death – offer a rare glimpse of the vulnerability that lies at the core of…
I Would Do Away With Death If I Could
“Intercession,” a poem of ascents. Aaron BrownAaron Brown is a novelist and poet who lived for ten years in Chad,…
Even in the Valley of the Shadow the Stars Still Shine
I breathe new life under the stars. Jody ByrkettJody Byrkett is the editor of the Pray channel. She lives in…
Death Has Been Swallowed Up In Victory
The third in a series of five Holy Week posts on the Pray Channel at Humane Pursuits Nathaniel TorreyNathaniel Torrey…
Bury the Dead
The first in a series of five Holy Week posts on the Pray Channel at Humane Pursuits: a remembrance by…
The Death of Christopher Hitchens
Most of us don’t like to talk about death. But if we persist, it can help us find life. Bryan…