In praise of people in spandex, sort of.

Per tradition, my favorites of the year.

Fleming Rutledge on the Advent-like lives of Christians.

It’s true. I wrote a children’s book!

Christian Wiman on callings and reluctance.

John McPhee on breaking through the mental gridlock.

Remembering the life and work of Eugene Hoiland Peterson.

Eugene Peterson and the psalmist on “lying lips and flattering tongues.”

John McPhee on the importance of experimenting.

My review of David Callahan’s The Givers.

A few words about In Pursuit of Justice by James Skillen.

James Skillen on what it means to be made in the image of God.

A few words on Chad Broughton’s book on the new economy.

Here I review two books about the Dodgers.

Alan Jacobs on unexpected opportunities for fellowship.

My review of Apricot Irving’s The Gospel of Trees.

Mario Vargas Llosa on the temptations of nationalism.

In praise of Byron Borger’s enthusiastic heart and encyclopedic mind.

Celebrating a partnership between 1MISSION and the Phoenix Suns.

If you could plant a garden anywhere in the world, the barrios of Puerto Peñasco probably wouldn’t be your first choice.