Best of Books 2023
Russell and producer Ashley Hales recap a year of reading.
Broken Halos
Robert Morris’s abuse, rising nationalism in Europe, and summer reading suggestions.
Ethan Hawke on Flannery O’Connor’s Christian Imagination
The Oscar-nominated actor talks about cowriting and directing Wildcat.
Journey Within
It Is Not Best for Man to Eat Alone
We’re all having meals by ourselves more often. But in the Christian life, food and community are inextricably intertwined.
The Christian Faith of ‘Shogun’s’ ‘Blue-Eyed Samurai’
The real-life John Blackthorne was an Englishman who came to be known as Anjin. What the letters he left behind reveal about his relationship with God.
The Church Medium Is the Message
What the recent J. D. Greear video clip says about all of us.
Our Advent Waiting Goes Back to Eden
At just the right time, God fulfills his promise.
If This Ain’t Country, Expand Your Canon
Beyoncé’s right. Whether listening to Cowboy Carter or reading theology, diversity is a good thing.
One Year, Seven Transformations, and the Emergence of a ‘WEIRDER’ World
American independence was one of many revolutions sparked in 1776. How can we live faithfully in the new order they created?