Even if not invested in war directly, much of our theology is steeped in violence. We hear it in Sunday school songs, see it in images of a triumphant Christ wielding a sword, and witness it in political leaders who stoke division with violent rhetoric.

When kids spill out onto the sidewalk in laughter or race down the block on bikes, we catch a glimpse of the divine extravagance.

It is on the scaled-down switch backs of mid-mountain trails that we find the most opportunity to live with embodied empathy. In the day-to-day of human living, we are to let our love to genuine

Elizabeth Bergen writes on motherhood, and how God eases our exhaustion with divinely-aided rest.

Ashley Wheeler shares her thoughts on the messy joys of youth in sacred community.

Angela Denker writes on caring for the most vulnerable members of our society, and how we can embrace God in moments of darkness.