Stephanie Phillips
On Pub Choirs and Wilderness Tables
I know Jesus as the carpenter who builds such tables in the wilderness.
The Gift of Peace
So much of what I regard as peace is actually just an outcome.
Nuance Has Died; Long Live Nuance
Is nuance dying because we’re afraid to countenance our own sadness?
Growth Is Not a Straight Line
This chemistry of change is less straightforward and black-and-white than I still give it credit for. More full of grace.
Finding God Among the Ruins
They shall raise up the former devastations.
Hemmed in By Freedom
True freedom feels like relief.
The Crisis of Grace
Oh, You’ll Get Your Transformation
My Favorite Trap
Thoughts on Heather Havrilesky’s Foreverland: “Belovedness shows us how to love and be loved.”
It’s Not a Small World After All
As I get old(er), the world seems to get bigger.
Never Nice, But Always Kind
Ted Lasso and crucible of the Gospel.
Who Do You Think You Are?
I have to be on nodding terms with the old me, because I’m too tired to fight her.