This post is an excerpt from Malcolm Guite's essay, "Full-Eyed Love," written in response to the song "The Dream of God" by Matthew Clark.

Author Jonny Jimison explores the idea of maps, setting and genre, and how these can overlap to create a journey in a fantasy world.

On the occasion of Flannery O'Connor's 100th birthday, Jonathan Rodgers shares a celebratory essay on her life and legacy.

Author Jonny Jimison examines the story of Shaun Tan's comic The Arrival and why it's a worthwhile read.

Author Jonny Jimison walks us through his inspirations for the Dragon Lord series.

How should writers approach the question of how symbols work... and fail to work.

"Telling tales to one another in the dark is one of the things that makes us human."

by Pete Peterson This morning I walked into a quiet theater in Franklin, Tennessee, where we’re about to begin the first day of...

by Jonathan Rogers “Only boring people get bored.” I’m sure you’ve heard that old chestnut before. I’ve repeated it myself, many times....

Stefanie Peters reflects on what it was like to edit Wendell Berry's work for a new collection.

Rachel Donahue reflects on the idea that writing is a form of hospitality through the lens of the recent Habit retreat at North Wind Manor.

by Caroline Cobb Scene 1 :  I am standing in his hospital room, overwhelmed with the feeling that death is just so…. wrong . My dad...

What standards should Christians use to determine beauty? And who gets to decide the answer to that question?

by Gracy Olmstead When we moved to Oxford, we committed to 10 months without a car. We have three children aged six and under, so we knew...

by Chris Yokel If you plan to be a writer for any significant amount of time, you will inevitably hit a stage that I call the “creative...

"There are thousands of ways to find deeper faith or renewed meaning, but I believe that one way is literally to use new words."

Before being voted “most likely to join the military” at my pacifist, Mennonite high school (read into that what you will), I had the...

Throughout history, the Psalms have given words to the people of God—words of praise, of affliction, of prayer, of longing, of rage, of...

Jake Meador reflects on the way Wendell Berry's classic novel handles the characters changing moral choices.

C. S. Lewis and T. S. Eliot were uneasy rivals until a common project brought them together.