Many of the short stories in Danielle Evans's new collection address the reality that so many of our current conflicts center on how to understand, heal from, punish, honor or make amends for past actions.

In “Laysongs,” mandolinist Chris Thile lays theatrics and sea captains aside and sings simply and honestly about his struggle to believe.

Or at least trying to.

I know what you are thinking—a decadent spectacle of wealth, really, that’s what the church needs right now? But hear me out.

While Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s attendance attracted predictable outrage from her regular critics, she made the exact splash it seems she intended to make.

Many of the stories that came out of 9/11, tales of grief and rage, sin and freedom, seem relevant once again.