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Slack Tide by Matt Labash
By Matt Labash
Taking life as it comes, not necessarily in that order
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BITTER SCROLL
By Sara
Decoding the culture swaying American Christian identity.
“If you're a 90s kid who loved Kurt Cobain even though you were steeped in True-Love-Waits Evangelicalism (with a touch of Nationalist fervor), The Bitter Scroll is your cup of tea. And no, it's not nearly as niche as it sounds. ”
— Seth Haines
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The Courage to Live It
By Shawn Smucker
"If you're lucky enough to find a way of life you love, you have to find the courage to live it." John Irving, A Prayer for Owen Meany
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S A Y A B L E
By Lore Wilbert
All of us are believers, doubters, halfway in or outers. I'm interested in what moves us along that line throughout all of life.
“Lore is not just a friend; she's one of the most thoughtful writers of faith I know. Nothing taken for granted. No topic off limits. ”
— Seth Haines
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Haley Stewart's Newsletter
Imagination, Faith, and Good Books
“Even if you don't like Jane Austen, you'll like Haley's insights. She's a Catholic thinker and artist, and her words are worth reading. Go subscribe.”
— Seth Haines
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Over the Field
By Hadden Turner
Essays on agrarianism, creation stewardship, rurality, ecology, natural history. Hosts Wendell Berry reading groups. Written in Sedbergh, Yorkshire Dales.
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Full Speed
By Blair Speed
Photographer. Writer. Athlete. Widow. Words on love, loss, movement, mountains, and infinite connections.
“Blair is an amazing photographer, writer, and artist who captures what it means to be human.”
— Seth Haines
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Taking Off and Landing: Explorations in the Moral Life
By Myles Werntz
Examining the intersection of the Christian moral life and the church’s life in the world. Specializing in cold takes and nuance.
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The Commonplace
By Tsh Oxenreider
Essays on places, books, & growing up — helping you 'be joyful though you have considered all the facts.'
“Tsh's The Commonplace is one my favorite reads. Her 5 Quick Things are always worth the price of admission.”
— Seth Haines
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Indigo Atlas
By Ella Grace Tan
Field notes following the fractures to find the light
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The Foundry
By Adriel Booker
Exploring the ways we stay tethered to hope in liminal spaces, the gift of being human, the quiet kindness of finding and being found, and the grace that holds us together.
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The Human God
By Kenneth Tanner
Jesus is how God is human and we do not become human until we are human as God is human.
“My good friend and Anglican priest, Kenneth Tanner, writes about what it means to be human and how to resist modern forms of gnosticism. He’s worth the follow. ”
— Seth Haines
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Salvage
By Aaron Long
Searching the cultural past for the pieces that tell us how we got to now
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Beyond the Pale
By John Blase
Meredith Lee and I were sitting on the back deck a few weeks ago, she was telling me a story and stopped to ask, What are you looking at?" I guess I'd left eye-contact or something. I answered, "Everything."
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taylor hall
a space where I’ll probably post some photos and occasionally some words
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Here and There by Bond Strong
A newsletter by a passport-wielding, party-throwing, bookish, wife, mother, and Catholic. Updates on home (here) and my work with Select International Tours (there).
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LaBeef
By La Beef
LaBeef is an anonymous advice column, as in advice from a 30-something therapist, a 40-something writer, a 50-something pastor, and a 50-something poet.
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Brian’s Substack
By Brian Hirschy
These are words.
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