The Language of the Soul
“The right word at the right time can save a person’s life the same way a cruel or a careless word can open a trapdoor that sends a person right down…When God was speaking us into existence creating us...
View ArticleResolutions or Realignment?
By Michael Wright When we think of New Year’s Day, we want a day of new beginnings, a hinge where we try to swing from our old selves and into the new. The problem is there’s not much difference...
View Article7 Reasons Why Evangelicals Should Read Thomas Merton
By Michael Wright I first learned about Thomas Merton when I skipped chapel at my Christian high school. I started to meet weekly with a kindhearted Bible teacher who looked through my cynicism and saw...
View ArticleOur Fear of Good Friday
By Michael Wright I feel like the wrong person to write about suffering. I’m a white middle class male with a masters degree, and when I read whatever new tragedy pulls at our hearts (Oh God, we grieve...
View ArticleInvocation: A Prayer of Transition
By Michael Wright I wrote the following prayer specifically for our graduating class, and Laura Harbert read it after a period of silence at the beginning of our Baccalaureate service. I hope it’s...
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