Letter From the Editor

Letter From the Editor

There’s a movement among Gen Zers that puts forth the idea that one should only work if one wants to. They insist that the arts would thrive if more artistic people (who work because they have to in order to live) were supported instead by those who actually want to...
Work, Ministry, and Bricolage

Work, Ministry, and Bricolage

After working 25 years in pastoral ministry, I felt a new wind of the Spirit blowing in my life: Not to look for a new ministry assignment in another local church, but to invest more deeply in my writing and speaking beyond the local congregation. For years I’d...
Less Perfect Work

Less Perfect Work

My 4-year-old daughter and I sat together at the kitchen table coloring small washable animal figurines with markers. She had assigned me the cat and requested I decorate it with a rainbow sweater. Whenever she or I finished coloring an animal, she ran up to the...
The Taste of Jujubes is the Sound of Jubilee

The Taste of Jujubes is the Sound of Jubilee

I can’t help but think That the word ju-bi-lee Sounds a lot like ju-ju-be Remember sitting at a tea house in Seoul? We looked for jujube seeds Daechu at the bottom Of my cup like wrinkled treasure  You were uncomfortable legs bent sideways while we sipped through the...
The Year of Jubilee

The Year of Jubilee

I’ve always wanted to go on a cruise—just to see what it was like. I love to explore new places, and I love being on the water, so it seems like a natural segue, right? I thought maybe I’d get to go on a cruise for my 40th birthday. Nope. Didn’t even get a card. Then...

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