Mercy
Encountering God with the Avett Brothers
Will I join with the ocean blue? Or run into a savior true?
Unbidden, Unearned, Uninitiated
It is very hard to receive the mercy of God when we are so self-conscious.
Mercy Is for the Weak
On The Merchant of Venice, The Karate Kid, and the goodness of losing the whole world.
In Thought, Word, and Seed
Reckonings From a Midwest Farm
An Impossible Forgiveness: When the Words Become True
After a radical act of forgiveness, a mother works to have her son’s killer released from prison.
A Revenge That Looks Like Grace
The Extraordinary Feat of Nicholas Cage’s Pig
Issue 23 of The Mockingbird is Available for Pre-Order!
“Nothing can make injustice just but mercy.” — Robert Frost
Confession Is Such a Churchy Word
When the Holy Spirit takes an ax to our metaphorical trees of emotional baggage and sin.
Avatar and the Prodigal Nephew
On Zuko, Shame, and Forgiveness
Why Nick Cave Aspires to Mercy
“Mercy … Allows Us the Oxygen to Breathe”
Auden’s Missing Mercy
The Dyer’s Hand and Measure for Measure on Justice and Love
The Cross Brings Mercy and Comfort
The Cross Comes by Sea, Too








