In Praise of Houseflies
Rather than annoyances to grumble over, life's minor inconveniences might be the refiner's fire by which we are transformed and draw closer to God. Review by Tessa Carman
Opening Remarks
Opening Remarks for Issue 36: Devotion in Practice By Editor-in-Chief Sarah Clark
Laboring in the Fields of God
Christianity teaches that followers of Christ become members of God’s family, a relationship that transforms in turn our relationship to the world—and to the work we do every day. By R. J. Snell
The Bible App Tells Me So
What if in fixating on the risk technology poses to our faith, we risk overlooking its potential to strengthen our faith? By Allison MacLeod
De-Instrumentalizing Liturgy
The ritual of the church’s liturgy is not just the means to the end of optimizing spiritual experience; it is itself the God-glorifying end of worship. By Collin Slowey
A Pure Floating of Dark Habits
Worshipping alongside communities of nuns offers a reprieve from devotional practices weighed down by obligation, and invites a new perspective on the Church as the bride of Christ. By Elizabeth Hansen
Perfection
It turns out the search for a perfect life, as mediated by social media, isn’t entirely new. Review by Matthew Pullar
Till We Have Built Jerusalem
Urban planning should celebrate and magnify the best of humankind. America’s post-war sprawl does the opposite, by fragmenting communities and exacerbating injustice. Review by Nathan Gale
An Interview with Poetry Editor Whitney Rio-Ross
Anthonius Leemans Fecit, Still Life with a Copy of De Waere Mercurius, 1655 An Interview with Poetry Editor Whitney Rio-Ross Every syllable, line-break (or lack thereof), and bit of white…
Jaws
Fifty years after its blockbuster release, Jaws still speaks not just to our fears, but to the reality of our mortal condition. Review by Sara Holston