Rory Williams Is a Misfit Refined by Love
Like Rory Williams in Doctor Who, we are called to show up in the difficult places, called to be near broken people and called to uncomfortable situations.
Violet Evergarden: What Is Love?
When we understand that love is multi-faceted and that it uncovers hurts, we move closer to understanding how love redeems.
Eighth Grade and the God Who Loves
For all of the striving, pain, and difficulty Kayla goes through to obtain love it turns out that a father’s love is what it takes to set her free.
Fosse/Verdon Recap, “All I Care about Is Love” (Episode 6)
The tragedy of Bob Fosse was that however good he was at what he did—and he was very, very, very good—he never felt good enough.
Avengers: Endgame, Nebula, and the Love that Transforms
In Avengers: Endgame, we see in Nebula one of the most poignant depictions of the transformative power of self-sacrificial love.
The Vital Love of Friendship Stories
These friendship stories—in giving us fantastic scenarios—demonstrate how in God’s economy friendship is far from cheap.
The Good Place Recap: “Pandemonium” (Season 3, Episode 12)
D. L. Mayfield recaps the season 3 finale of The Good Place, “Pandemonium.”
The Good Place Recap: Janet(s) (Season 3, Episode 9)
We are defined not just by who we are, but by who we are in relationship to one another.
The Good Place Recap: The Worst Possible Use of Free Will (Season 3, Episode 8)
D. L. Mayfield recaps the latest episode of The Good Place, “The Worst Possible Use of Free Will.”
Radical Love, Reconciliation, and the Royal Wedding
The Duke and Duchess of Sussex are a testimony to the power of love to redeem all things, even the most difficult and painful of histories.
Love among the Metal Chickens
We pay lip service to the idea that no one is truly perfect, but do we really believe it?
Glory and Fury: A Review of Hilary Yancey’s Forgiving God
Forgiving God is about disability, except that it’s not. Not really.
In Hostiles, Our Worst Enemies Are Also Our Neighbors
Perhaps we don’t have arch-nemeses like Joe Blocker, or a “war bag full of reasons” to hate an entire people group, as he says he does in the film, but just by virtue of being human, our natural state toward each other is hostility.
Learning to Listen to #ChurchToo
Flawed and frightening as the #ChurchToo movement may be, the Christian community’s redemptive power as those indwelled by the Holy Spirit is greater.
Persuasion 115: Is God Really Love? with Kelli Worrall
Is God Really Love? Erin Straza and Hannah Anderson invite Kelli Worrall to share what she’s learned in her recent book, Pierced & Embraced.
Learning about Life, Love, and Dreams from La La Land and The Intern
La La Land embraces the tension of living on this side of heaven, calling us to face the difficulty head on and enjoy the ride.
