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Practicing Joy in a Midwest Winter

What gifts might we miss while waiting for convenience?

Sanctified Consumption

How can we ensure that our daily choices and patterns of consumption reflect faithfulness to God, concern for our neighbors, and stewardship of creation?

Faithful Listening in an Age of Noise

As we seek to reclaim the art of listening, we must first cultivate the right mindset. How might our lives change if listening became an act of humility and obedience, rather than just a skill?

Choosing Slow: The Enduring Case for Residential Higher Education

As the landscape of higher education continues to shift, how might we recover a culture that appreciates the slow, ongoing work of formation shaped by shared experiences and community?

Creating Community: Encouraging Presence at Work

The Radical Act of Wasting Time

How does cultivating skills that are inherently slow—such as patience, curiosity, humility, and attentive listening—help us converse across differences?

Go Outside and Play!

How can we balance the demands of life with the delight, spontaneity, and exploration that sustain and restore?

The Lost Art of Play: Recovering Joy, Creativity, and Purpose in Sports

We have built a culture of sports that prizes discipline and results, often at the cost of delight—how might we reclaim a vision of play that cultivates character, joy, and creativity?