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Trusted by 50K+ readers, we pick the best-written books from US and UK new releases and prize shortlists, and publish articles by world-class authors on prose style and AI writing. Plus the satire The Demon Inside David Lynch.

From Dust, New Lore. A storytelling community seeking transcendence.

Research and reflections on religion, white Christian nationalism, & the moral work of protecting democracy. Hosted by NYT bestselling author Robert P. Jones, president/founder of PRRI.

Anti-reductionism through liminality, paradox & nuance.

Where Kat Armas aspires to be an abuelita theologian.

A kind + smart word from the Christian Left. Curious reads, empathy for all. 22', 23' Webby Award Nom., 23' Hon. Mention Blog (Best of the Church Press Awards). Read my debut book, Knock at the Sky: Seeking God in Genesis After Losing Faith in the Bible.

For the believers, the doubters, the halfway in or outers. Saying the quiet part out loud.

A newsletter on writing craft and style—from an editor in publishing who believes in the spiritual practice of the creative process.

My attempt to share words that are more beauty and goodness, less "obfuscating nonsense" (nod to Stegner)

Pursuing Jesus in a world of flash.

Meredith Lee and I were sitting on the back deck a few weeks ago, she was telling me a story and stopped to ask, What are you looking at?" I guess I'd left eye-contact or something. I answered, "Everything."

Exploring what it means to be a rooted church, embodying the way of Jesus. Reflections on community, place, theology, and reading for the common good.

Notes on community for an age of alienation.

Thoughts on contemplative activism & holistic spiritual formation in a malformed world.

letters for living at the intersection of sorrow + joy.

Contemplative notes to link our modern lives with our ancient faith

essays + episodes on the communal life, where we explore the intersection of faith, belonging, and being an actual person

Learning how to live here.

The Examine is a reader-supported exploration of curiosity. Here, I explore the world through fiction, non-fiction, and the occasional photograph.

A (mostly) monthly, (sometimes) weekly newsletter exploring the convergence of place, preservation. Currently pondering the multitudinous practices of fermentation, and how these living traditions root, sustain, and endure.

Notes on living shalomsick. * Shalom /SHəˈlōm/ : wholeness, restoration, completeness, flourshing *Homesick /ˈhōmˌsik/ : a longing for home *Shalomsick /SHəˈlōm,sik/ : a deep longing for wholeness, restoration, completeness and flourishing