Religion

  • Set it Down: What Sabbath Asks of Us

    Set it Down: What Sabbath Asks of Us

    We imagine Sabbath as rest, but Scripture frames it as remembrance. One day each week we set our tools down, loosen our grip, and remember that we are creatures—not masters—and that God provides even when we cease.

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  • The Long Way Back

    The Long Way Back

    I used to dread repentance—not the idea of it, but the repetition. The same sins, the same prayers, the same quiet shame of coming back again for something I had already brought to God before. It felt like failure. Worse, it felt like something was broken. If repentance worked, why wasn’t I changing? What I…

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  • “Amen”

    “Amen”

    As a Christian, I was always dissatisfied with the common use of the term ‘Amen’. I never felt that I understood what it meant, and the answers I received when I asked about it all fell short. It was never enough for me to know that ‘Amen’ meant ‘I agree’ or ‘I agree that this…

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