Issue 24: Mystery
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Description
In these pages, we collaborate with contributors from a variety of backgrounds to catch a glimpse of the cosmic goings-on. We talk about the everyday mysteries of grief, illness, pregnancy, and magic shows. With Sarah Hinlicky Wilson, we dive into the peculiar religious life of the Queen of Crime, Agatha Christie. Former Mockingbird editor Ethan Richardson makes a triumphant return with an essay about that classic glass-eyed Lieutenant Columbo. We also have the privilege of publishing a stunning folio of four poems by the Pulitzer Prize-winning former Poet Laureate of the United States, Charles Wright — all gifted to us from his own typewriter. In interviews, the philosopher James K.A. Smith lays out a warm, capacious definition of mystery, while author and therapist Kobe Campbell discusses the mysterious process of emotional and mental healing. And that’s just the beginning. With essays by Kate Lucky, Todd Brewer, Adam Morton, Lynda Kong, Dave Nienhuis, Bruce Shaw, Joshua Burdette, Arthur Aghajanian, and poetry by Cole Arthur Riley, John Casteen, Julie Moore, Brian Volck, and DS Martin, this is one of our most packed issues yet.
From every angle we can think of, we explore the mystery of faith: how it succors, how it vexes, how it signifies God’s majesty, and how God comforts us in spite of life’s ever-present mysteries, which too often feel cruel to the sufferer needing a Word from on high. The denouement is never underwhelming—but always thrilling.
*If you order the digital version of Mystery you will receive a link to read or download the magazine via Issuu.*
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In these pages, we collaborate with contributors from a variety of backgrounds to catch a glimpse of the cosmic goings-on. We talk about the everyday mysteries of grief, illness, pregnancy, and magic shows. With Sarah Hinlicky Wilson, we dive into the peculiar religious life of the Queen of Crime, Agatha Christie. Former Mockingbird editor Ethan Richardson makes a triumphant return with an essay about that classic glass-eyed Lieutenant Columbo. We also have the privilege of publishing a stunning folio of four poems by the Pulitzer Prize-winning former Poet Laureate of the United States, Charles Wright — all gifted to us from his own typewriter. In interviews, the philosopher James K.A. Smith lays out a warm, capacious definition of mystery, while author and therapist Kobe Campbell discusses the mysterious process of emotional and mental healing. And that’s just the beginning. With essays by Kate Lucky, Todd Brewer, Adam Morton, Lynda Kong, Dave Nienhuis, Bruce Shaw, Joshua Burdette, Arthur Aghajanian, and poetry by Cole Arthur Riley, John Casteen, Julie Moore, Brian Volck, and DS Martin, this is one of our most packed issues yet.
From every angle we can think of, we explore the mystery of faith: how it succors, how it vexes, how it signifies God’s majesty, and how God comforts us in spite of life’s ever-present mysteries, which too often feel cruel to the sufferer needing a Word from on high. The denouement is never underwhelming—but always thrilling.
*If you order the digital version of Mystery you will receive a link to read or download the magazine via Issuu.*
