Five Poems to Read on Veteran's Day
In Flanders Fields by John Mccrae In Flanders fields the poppies blow Between the crosses, row on row, That mark our place; and in the...
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Dec 10, 2018
Bruce Springsteen and the Connective Tissue of “American Skin”
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An Interview with Russ Ramsey, Part 2: The Confounding Gospel
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Nov 29, 2018
C. S. Lewis, Madeleine L’Engle, and the Power of Storytelling
It’s often said that politics is downstream from culture. This is not strictly true, since our laws do shape our culture, and our sense...
Nov 14, 2018
An Interview with Russ Ramsey, Part 1: The Compelling Thrift of Scripture
Do you ever find yourself thinking, “I really want to dig into scripture, but I just don’t know where to start”? Did that one poem from...
Nov 12, 2018
The (G)race of Community
Racial diversity is important to me, not only as a member of the body of Christ but also as a mother through adoption, for I have been...
Nov 9, 2018
Event Invitation: The Myth of Scarcity
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Nov 6, 2018
A Better Story: An Election-Day Rumination
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Oct 31, 2018
The Horrific Denial of Darkness
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Oct 25, 2018
There’s Method in the Chaos
It was an idle conversation with an old friend in ministry, essentially. We both spend a fair amount of time at our desks and so we chat...
Sep 24, 2018
The Tree of Life and Our Collective Cultural Discomfort with Recognizing “The Glory”
[Editor’s note: This piece was written by our friend Mary McCampbell, who we are excited to have at Hutchmoot this year. Enjoy, and be...
Sep 19, 2018
The Pornography of Death
When I tell people I’ve written a book about death, hands down, the most common response I receive is laughter. I take no offense,...
Aug 31, 2018
The Heaviness of Hope in Martin McDonagh
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Aug 20, 2018
Wrestling the Giant: Why I Deleted Instagram
I deleted Instagram from my phone earlier this summer. A few months before that I did the same with the Facebook app. Our family went on...
Aug 3, 2018
Why the Arts? 1. The Gift of Imagination
Just the mention in some Christian circles of Modern (capital M) Art (capital A) will guarantee glazed eyes, knowing smirks, and a...
Jul 9, 2018
“I Didn’t Know He Was A Heretic”—On Love and Listening
Have you ever felt confused by someone’s inability, or refusal, to listen to the viewpoint of another? One episode of this that plays in...
May 22, 2018
Cash on Dylan, and the Vocation of Prophets and Poets: ‘Here-in is a hell of a poet’
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May 17, 2018
The Visceral Power of Childish Gambino’s “This Is America”
By now, many of you may know that the Internet blew up last weekend over Childish Gambino’s music video for his new song, “This Is...
May 1, 2018
The Economy of Kindness
If you wander through downtown Knoxville on a Wednesday or Saturday morning from May to November, you will likely chance upon the Market...
Mar 28, 2018
For Tenebrae: A Liturgy for Those Who Weep Without Knowing Why
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Mar 1, 2018
Andy Crouch at Hutchmoot!
It brings me great pleasure to announce that the Hutchmoot keynote speaker this October will be the wonderful Andy Crouch. If, upon...
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