“So one of the most common myths devout Christians in the West will gaze over at China and ponder is, what’s going on in the church? There is this sense that the church is continually persecuted. But when we say that, we’re really thinking about different historical periods in modern China.”
We had a great time in Grand Rapids last week at the Festival of Faith & Writing! Thanks to all who stopped by our booth and attended our poetry and fellowship event.
Here’s me reading from my story ‘Sieidi’!
“As I read her collection of essays, I was impressed with her deep convictions and her ability to convey her thoughts so well. I think this book will appeal to those seeking to live a life that pleases the Lord.” —Bonnie Annis
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Read Kacey Sycamore’s contribution to the Seasons of Community Living Substack: seasonsofcommunityliving.substack.com/p/growing-in...
My latest @plough.bsky.social article.
Thank you to all who attended our Plough Spring Issue Launch at the London Jesuit Centre yesterday!
“After years of incessant self-checking, I have found a steadier truth waiting to be trusted: God’s order is not fragile, love does not require perpetual proof, and true faithfulness leaves one room to breathe.” —Jason G. Edwards
Why should you be reading Edith Stein today? Watch our book launch for *A Sure Way*, a new book of Edith Stein’s most essential writings.
Panelists Carolyn Beard, Zena Hitz, and Gloria Purvis dive into Stein’s legacy and much more: www.youtube.com/live/jWT8vX4...
“During and after the Outpouring, the prayer requests from Asbury undergraduates were desperate: they prayed about depression, anxiety, suicide, and addiction. They were crying out for something new.” —Timothy J. Keiderling
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“He was afraid because these men were his brothers and he felt that he loved them. He had believed that love was dead in his heart, and now he realized that this was not true.” —Ernst Wiechert
This Friday is our first Reader Meetup in Toronto, Ontario! If you're in the area, we'd love to have you join us!
RSVP today ⬇️⬇️
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“*Nature Poems To See By* has the power to help our forgetful world remember the art of poetry. Peters’s comics illustrate (both figuratively and literally) what it means to see everything around us with a poetic vision—full of attention, wonder, and gratitude.” @stevensearcy.bsky.social
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“It doesn’t really matter to me if we’re singing worship songs or folk songs, or really any other genre. As long as we’re a group of people with common purpose, we are giving thanks for being together, which means we’re also thanking the One who brings us together.” —Maureen Swinger
'Aphorisms respect the wisdom of silence by disturbing it, briefly.'
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Look to the cross:
It spreads its beams,
Just as he opens his arms
As if to embrace the whole world:
Come here, all you weary and heavy laden.
Even you who called me: go to the cross with him.
—Edith Stein
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Zenger House Prize winner Sean Rubin discusses his piece “Can a Painting Save You?”:
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It’s pub day for *A Sure Way: Following Truth in a World on Fire* by Edith Stein!
Get a copy here: plough.com/en/topics/fa...
Minneapolis readers – join us April 16 for a Plough meetup. Good conversation, new connections, and a chance to talk about the latest issue. In particular, we'll be focusing on Karen Kilby's "It's Not All Good, Man," from the Spring issue of Plough.
Save your spot:
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Don’t miss the Plough Spring Issue Launch in London!
Plough editor Joy Clarkson will be joined by contributors King-Ho Leung, Karen Kilby, and @drfrancisyoung.bsky.social for an evening of discussion on April 17th.
Learn more and RSVP here: www.plough.com/en/events/20...
“These theologians argued that modern humans had come to understand their lives and order their world apart from God, and that Christianity would be most truthfully lived by abandoning its creeds and instead focusing on practicing its moral teachings.” —Nathaniel Peters
“I had already realized I was gravely wrong about abortion. What else could I be wrong about? And if I relied on my own mind alone, how could I possibly overcome its inescapable limitations?” —Nafeesa Dawoodbhoy
“Most devotional art is old, formal, and sentimental. The painting I brought to church on Divine Mercy Sunday, a week after Easter, was none of these.” —Joseph Michael Fino, CFR
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Join us later this month at the KGB Bar in NYC for a discussion on all things AFTER RELIGION. With @suzania.bsky.social,
Margarita Mooney Clayton, and Tara Isabella Burton.
RSVP to join us!
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In the mail, today @plough.bsky.social
“Money and love are mutually exclusive; money is the opposite of love, just as the sexual defilement of bodies is the opposite of love; just as killing in war is the radical opposite of giving life; just as lying is the opposite of telling the truth.” —Eberhard Arnold
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