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Ashley Hales
Ashley holds a PhD in English literature from the University of Edinburgh, Scotland. She is Editorial Director for Print at Christianity Today. With her husband, she is the co-founder of The Willowbrae Institute, a new think tank researching the intersection of Christianity and the common good in America. She is a Kirby Laing Centre Academic Fellow and advisor to the Board of Covenant College. Ashley hosts the The Cartographers podcast and is the author of Finding Holy in the Suburbs, A Spacious Life, and the forthcoming Bible study on the Sermon on the Mount, A Fruitful Life. She and her family live on the Central Coast of California.
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The Russell Moore Show
Autocracy, Robots, and Outlaws
Russell Moore and Ashley Hales, CT’s editorial director for print, discuss what they’re reading.
The Russell Moore Show
Responding with Grace When Political Temperatures Rise
Curtis Chang and David French talk with Ashley Hales and Russell Moore on gospel hope.
Christian Imagination Can Change Our Culture Wars
Stories and parables can heal division.
In Christian Publishing, ‘Platform’ Is Being Weighed and Found Wanting
Favoring big-name authors and “influencers” might be good for the bottom line, but not always for the books—and readers—themselves.
Viral Jesus
Ashley Hales: Trading Hurry for Delight
The wisdom and beauty of living within God’s limits.
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Middle-Age Couples: Your Marriage Doesn’t Have to Be Stuck in Survival Mode
How the stresses and strains of aging can strengthen the bonds of love.
Overcoming the Panes of Loneliness
A pastor identifies three pieces of glass that isolate us from our neighbors and communities.
Judea, Suburbia, to the Ends of the Earth
Suburban America is a strategic mission field.
Review
Waiting Time Isn’t Wasted Time
As technology makes the world go faster, life’s little delays feel increasingly intolerable. Why we shouldn’t be in such a rush to get rid of them.
Review
What We Lose When Hymnbooks Disappear
Tangible objects of faith play an essential role in binding a community of believers together.