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Plant biology seems to be revolutionizing our understanding of what a plant is and can be. This is a gift that may help us grow in wisdom, in reverence, and…

The way of the puzzler is not about reaching a certain goal. If it were, the perfectly fine image would never have been broken up to begin with. The way…

Modern physicians use Hans Berger’s invention to save lives every day

People often cannot always bridge differing intellectual and political positions, even with people they agree with about most intellectual questions and political issues.

As C.S. Lewis noted in The Abolition of Man, the souls of our youth are not jungles that need pruning but deserts that need irrigation. We could start by getting…

Our participation streak brought forward more diversity of opinion and expression in the classroom while forming the students into a team with a shared objective.

To counter dogmatic worldviews, we should read prudently and widely across time periods and cultures and not avoid difficult content because of fear.

A Non-Believer Ponders Life, Death, and Staring into the Abyss

Can the rest of us afford such inaction? Yes—and that’s the point. For the travesty of modernity is its constant demand—from left or right—for action, control, and efficiency. But the…

Your presence is needed. Hush. Stay. Show your love by letting them grieve.

But I reckon that eÞanðun can mix with Beowulf and Paradise Lost and not feel out of place.

The Chicago Manual of Style is not to blame for any of these trends. The editors’ decision does not shape as much as reflect our culture.

I found it to be profound and moving, the work of an author who is not lost in flights of fancy but who is deeply receptive to the world and…

Behind this type of play, though, is a genuine longing for beauty—a desire not only to appreciate the beautiful things one has seen or read or heard, but also to…

Yet at times, if only for a moment, I feel the shadow over my days is transformed into pure spirit. Such thoughts give me a surprising sense of quiet joy.

This rural mountain church continues to be good because it continues to do what is necessary.

—it took 40 years for me to begin to realize these words Jim silently put into my hands on that last day of class were a prayer.

Knowing your family’s past fugitives and pretty boys is the kind of localism anyone can aspire toward and practice.

With a clear sky above us, no one restricting our movements, we learned—sometimes flailingly, like chickens with our heads cut off—how to marvel.

I suppose when it comes to discussions of the English language, I prefer sterner stuff.

If you understand that a child’s growth comes from a spark within, just as does the growth of a flower, a crystal, or a mighty oak, you might take a…

There ought not be unnecessary opposition between Indigenous and Christian perspectives. The creative work of caring for our ecology is hard enough; let us not also misunderstand one another.

I’ll be logging off the internet for a few weeks and thus pausing these Water Dippers. I aim to resume them in early August. In the meantime, make plans to…

AI promises free cheese, but there is no such thing as a free lunch. Although we often boast about AI’s ability to create, we should instead focus the conversation on…