Persuasion 195 | Looking Ahead in a Viral Age

How do we live well in this ongoing (seemingly never-ending) viral age? Erin and Hannah discuss our new normal in the Growing Viral finale.

Persuasion 194 | Finding Goodness in a Viral Age

How can we search for goodness without minimizing the very real pain and grief of living in a pandemic? Erin and Hannah discuss our battle with discouragement in this Growing Viral conversation.

Overcoming Grief and Facing Fear: How HBO’s The Outsider Explores Coping with Pain

HBO’s adaptation of The Outsider reminds us that we must learn to cope with fear and grief in order to be guides for those in the world who have no hope.

Tethered to the World: Remembering Mary Oliver

Oliver’s poetry reminds us that astonishment is a bridge between us and the beauty of creation.

Storied: The Compelling Hopefulness of Sad Stories

The catharsis of a sad story is the catharsis of a life lived in expectation that it is not now okay, but it will be okay someday.

Hereditary Is a Masterful Meditation on the Horrors of Grief

In Hereditary, guilt is grief’s demonic cousin, and it often makes an unwelcome entrance in the midst of tragedy.

The Aroma of Home: In Praise of a Korean Table

In many ways, the story of Korean food and culture in my life, with its Kentucky Baptist roots, is the story of how we travel through the world.

Grief Without Escape Clauses: How a Cartoon Is Helping Us Mourn the Parkland Shooting

If the heavenly reading of Guerra’s illustration is meant to supplant the intense pain it addresses, then it’s being misread.

Resolution and Failure in Broadchurch Season 3

The story of Danny Latimer’s murder and its effects on his family that lingers long after the end of Broadchurch season 3.

A Journey of Grief and Anxiety through RiME

I find the entirety of RiME, even the darkest parts, a cathartic experience.

Mount Eerie’s A Crow Looked at Me Confronts the Horror of Death

After all, grief isn’t rational or given to nice, neat organization.

Manchester by the Sea and the Grief of Advent

Like Advent, Manchester by the Sea is about grief.

What Grieving People Wish You Knew by Nancy Guthrie, Free for CAPC Members

Nancy Guthrie’s overwhelming message in What Grieving People Wish You Knew is to enter into the awkwardness and difficulty of loving grieving people.

Persuasion: The Grief That Stole Christmas, with Nancy Guthrie

Although we assume December should be full of all things merry and bright, the grief that stole Christmas Joy for so many can be found throughout the season. Nancy Guthrie joined Erin and Hannah to talk about it.

Changing the World Requires Changing More Than Your Avatar

Our hunger for human flourishing outstrips our patience for the work necessary to achieve it.

‘When the Heart Is Laid Bare’ by Skylar Hamilton Burris: Experiencing the Beauty of Ancient Faith, Free for CAPC Members

Skylar Hamilton Burris’ ‘When the Heart is Laid Bare’ is free for Christ and Pop Culture members.