“I Am My Father’s Son”: Stephen Wilson, Jr., Wendell Berry, and the Myth of Self-Creation
Wilson’s songs trace the long, difficult movement where inheritance becomes not just a burden but a belonging.
Take Me to Church: Max’s Somebody Somewhere
Sometimes church is a collection of broken, lonely people who might be exiled from other faith communities, and who long to know their worth.
Hunt for the Wilderpeople: Social Distancing and Storytelling During the Pandemic
Many of us use humor as a defense mechanism when things go dark, but Waititi seems to use humor as joy-finding—a way of mining light out of dark ore.
Persuasion 184 | Home Bodies, with Wesley Hill
What happens when the nuclear family framework excludes many who are not part of one? Erin and Hannah discuss and pull Wesley Hill into the conversation.
Stranger Things and the Heart’s Deepest Desire
The belonging Eleven finds in Hawkins mirrors the belonging we should find in the community of faith.
The Relatable Longings of Stranger Things and This Is Us
These stories remind viewers of humanity’s universal, never-ending need for validation—to be fully seen and understood.
Stranger Longings: Belonging and Adoption in ST2
Eleven longs for somewhere to belong more than most, though almost every character in Stranger Things 2 mirrors this struggle in some way.
