Everything Happens for a Reason

Kate Bowler, a divinity school professor who has studied the prosperity gospel, grapples with mortality in the face of a stage IV colon cancer diagnosis. It’s honest and raw, but it’s also hopeful. And really funny. Like this:

“I read an article about how people in grief swear because they feel the English language has reached its limit in a time of inarticulate sorrow. Or at least that is what I tell people when I am casually dropping f-bombs over lunch as I explain the mysteries of Lent.”