Ted Oswald is a gifted storyteller, and that gift is on full display in this novel.

My review of The Line Becomes A River by Francisco Cantú.

He's taken over power, he's only just begun.

A few words on the book telling the story behind the Broadway production.

A few words on The Evangelicals by the Pulitzer prize-winning journalist Frances FitzGerald.

A few thoughts on Kate Bowler’s Everything Happens for a Reason.

Madeleine L’Engle on making good trouble with words.

Some thoughts on Spectacular Mexico by Luis Castañeda.

Marilyn Chandler McEntyre on the ways grace surprises us.

John Calvin with a sobering warning against “unworthy kings.”

My review of The Far Away Brothers by Lauren Markham.

A personal announcement.

Ted Gioia will make you love the blues.

My review of Henri Nouwen’s A Spirituality of Fundraising.

Merry Christmas, friends.

Per tradition, my favorites of the year.

My review of James K.A. Smith’s Awaiting the King.

The story of a partnership of friends, where the local community members emerge as the heroes.

Meeting him remains one of the most instructive experiences of my life.

Vulnerability is one way of describing families who lack adequate shelter. But another word that describes them is resilience.