Ashley Hales, PhD, is a writer, speaker, and author of Finding Holy in the Suburbs: Living Faithfully in the Land of Too Much (InterVarsity Press, October 2018). She lives with her church planter husband and four children in the southern California suburbs. Connect with Ashley at her website or on Instagram or Twitter.

I’m a VSCO Girl, in a VSCO World: It’s Fantastic with Eco-Friendly Plastic

Combining both consumerism with an early adoption of digital technology, the VSCO girl shows us who we really are; we can just see it better in the teen trend.

Is Mrs. Maisel So Marvelous?

Though we gravitate toward Midge’s beautiful and witty story of overcoming, it is modeled upon an American myth that to be free we must ultimately be unencumbered and successful.

The Kingdom of God Is Like a Sticky Movie Theater Floor and a Neighborhood Concert

When people are wary of the church, these places show us what community can be: parties, music, good food, experiencing a good story, and the careful art of negotiating communal relationships.