*culture is not optional

A light shines

by Brian Walsh

A U2 concert provides truth and healing in the midst of suffering.

Words, words

by Kirstin Vander Giessen-Reitsma

An inspirational institution ?closes shop? and makes room for another to step in.

The photo project

by Jeremy Huggins

A sampling of images and mini-essays from a unique interactive project.

Leaving home to go home

by Phil Kan

A story of certainty and doubt on the path toward God.

Grieving in community

by Sarah Bakker

A review of Alison McGhee?s Shadow Baby with a list of other books that have proved helpful after a loss.

Epiphany

by Nathan Hitchcock

These Farms

by Henry Bakker

Apocalyptic liberation

by Grant Elgersma

David Dark?s new book, Everyday Apocalypse, effectively reclaims an old word.

The death of a marriage

by Barbara Zielinski

Divorce is never God's intention for marriage, but there is still grace.

Failure and hope

by Wm. Anthony Connolly

On the challenge of assigning students a grade and the qualities of ?failure.?

Home is where they?ll lay me down

Orion Magazine

An essay on family and story by Mike Connelly.

Counting the Days, Counting the Cost

Razing the Bar

A moving review by Andy Whitman of Willard Grant Conspiracy?s 2004 album.