How Do I Live Now?
Lyndsey Medford works to come to terms with her own chronic illness and what purpose means when faced with circumstances beyond our control.
vocation
What God Has Ordained
Discerning God's call to pastoring or other ministry is an ongoing process, not a one-time thing. It includes mentors but also attention to one's heart's desire.
Best of Bearings Online, 2022
Read some of the most-read and staff-recommended essays and poems of the year.
Reflections on Downward Mobility
Duncan Hilton struggles with a key question of serving the poor-- how much and what kind of solidarity is required? What to do when this call collides with responsibilities and family expectations?
It’s Not Just Me
Following Covid-19, many pastors are struggling with the fact that many in their congregation are not coming back, or not coming back to liturgies. What does this tell us about what it means to lead a church? Why do we gather?
Beauty in Two Simple Stitches
Ordinary is related to the word order, unsurprisingly, but earlier roots meant “a row of threads in a loom.” Everything beautiful repeats in some way. To be ordinary is to be a part organized into a coherent whole,
The Foolish Hope of a Good Power
"Good Power" is forged from vulnerability and safe spaces, vulnerability met with love and support, and good power raises up leaders who do the same.
Motherhood is Not Inevitable: An Excerpt from “Someone Other Than a Mother”
"Our people, which is to say White, Christian, American people, do love a good adoption story. We are nothing if not optimistic about the salvific power of family."
The Call to Stepmother
Being a stepmother is a paradigm of the Christian life: you enter a broken situation and try to live with grace.
Exploring Impeded Vocations and Ascensiontide
Liza Anderson discusses vocation from the inside: what happens when your heart's desire and the world's opportunities don't match?
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