Madeleine L’Engle: A Universe That Bends Toward Love
She didn’t separate faith from imagination. Madeleine L’Engle just lived wide open — heart and mind. Her books pulled readers through time, across galaxies, into the mystery of grace. She believed beauty told the truth. That story could carry both wonder and doubt. And that God’s love wasn’t narrow or tame, but wild enough to bend the whole universe toward redemption.
Jesus’ Family Was More Dysfunctional Than Yours
Matthew’s Gospel doesn’t shy away from Jesus’ messy family tree. His genealogy includes adulterers, outsiders and deeply flawed people — names like Tamar, Rahab, David and Bathsheba. In a world where ancestry was your résumé, Matthew highlights dysfunction on purpose. Why? To remind us that God works through broken families and broken people. If Jesus’ family was a mess, there’s hope for the rest of us too.
Flannery O’Connor At 100: Faith & Fiction In The American South
Flannery O’Connor didn’t separate her Catholicism from her craft — she let one deepen the other. Her stories, often set in the rural South, hinge on discomfort and grace, sin and sudden revelation. Whether through a grandmother’s final act of clarity or a holy fool’s blunt truth, O’Connor reminds us: redemption doesn’t come without confrontation. A century later, her faith-infused fiction still resonates.
How to Let God Redeem Your Pain
We all carry wounds — some fresh, some long scarred over but still tender. Places we believe are beyond redemption. But what if healing begins right there?
Violence & Grace: The Enduring Voice of Flannery O’Connor
Flannery O’Connor’s fiction doesn’t flinch. Her stories — stark, unsettling and laced with dark humor — press into the tension between human depravity and divine grace. A master of the short story, O’Connor crafted worlds where redemption rarely arrives gently. Instead, it crashes in, disruptive and undeniable. For readers willing to wrestle with faith and fiction in its rawest form, her work remains as urgent and convicting as ever.
Our Search for Meaning: Viktor Frankl
Viktor Frankl’s “Man’s Search for Meaning” continues to resonate decades after its publication, exploring how purpose can transform suffering into strength. Frankl, a Holocaust survivor and psychiatrist, observed that hope and meaning were lifelines for those enduring unimaginable hardship. His reflections not only illuminate human resilience but also echo truths central to the Christian faith: that our lives are part of a larger story, and even in suffering, purpose and redemption can be found.
Charles Dickens Changed How We Celebrate Christmas
Charles Dickens transformed how Christmas is celebrated, shaping it into a season of generosity, connection and hope. “A Christmas Carol” isn’t just a tale of one man’s redemption — it’s a challenge to rethink what we treasure. With its vivid characters and timeless lessons, Dickens’ work asks whether the holiday is about what we gain or what we give, a question still worth exploring today.
Creation, Fall, Redemption — And Your Money
From recognizing God’s ownership to navigating the pitfalls of greed and embracing the joy of giving, finances become a means to serve God’s purposes.
T. S. Eliot: A Poet’s Quest for Faith in a Disillusioned World
Step into T. S. Eliot’s world, where poetry meets the profound struggles of faith in a fractured society. Eliot’s works, from “The Waste Land” to “Four Quartets,” wrestle with spiritual crises and enduring questions of belief, redemption and meaning. For readers seeking wisdom in a disillusioned age, his verses resonate deeply, offering both solace and a challenge to view faith through a new, introspective lens.
‘Exhibiting Forgiveness’ Wrestles With The Right Questions
When forgiveness feels impossible, how do we move forward? ‘Exhibiting Forgiveness’ follows an artist as he confronts the pain of reconciling with his estranged father, raising questions about trauma, healing and redemption. With stunning imagery and a heartfelt narrative, the film challenges the boundaries of forgiveness and whether it always leads to reconciliation. It’s a story that asks you to reflect on your own relationships and what it takes to truly forgive.
Yael Eckstein to host new podcast from PRAY.com, ‘The Chosen People’
Yael Eckstein, President and CEO of The International Fellowship of Christians and Jews, is hosting The Chosen People, a new podcast available on PRAY.COM. Bringing Old Testament stories to life with vivid storytelling and spiritual insights, this series offers Christian and Jewish listeners a deeper understanding of their faith. Experience timeless themes of faith, survival and redemption in an engaging and inspirational format starting October 2024.
How Religion Influenced Some Of The World’s Greatest Writers
From Tolkien’s reflections on redemption in "The Lord of the Rings" to Dostoevsky’s deep dive into sin and salvation in "Crime and Punishment," faith is at the core of some of the greatest stories ever told. These writers invite us to wrestle with big questions about life, faith and purpose — reminding us that there’s always something deeper at work, even in our own lives.
Prison Drama ‘Sing Sing’ Captures Faith of the Formerly Incarcerated
Based on the real-life story of the maximum-security prison’s Rehabilitation Through the Arts program, founded in 1996, the film follows inmates who form a theater troupe while serving their sentences, processing their emotions through musical performances and acting.