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Theology & poetry for the people ✨ Advocate for a gentler way of life ✨ Encouragement for fellow creatives ✨

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  1. Issue · Sep 3, 2026

    How the Discipline of Lament Deepens Your Delight with Monica Ritchie (opens the original)

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    Welcome to Season Three of The Second Cup Podcast!This season we’ll be making the case for delight—and talking about how to make the space for it—even when (especially when!) our circumstances seem inhospitable to the prospect of delighting. I was so excited to welcome my friend Ritchie onto the show for the first episode, on the day of her book release, no less! to talk about spiritual practice of lament. At first glance, it might seem like lament and delight are opposites, but I’m starti

  2. Issue · Aug 24, 2026

    God’s not boring. We are. (opens the original)

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    Two positively exciting (time-sensitive) things that I don’t want you to miss: The Nonfiction Book Proposal Cohort begins NEXT Thursday, September 3. This is your LAST CHANCE to join us for this 8-week course that will guide you through the entire process of crafting an absolutely epic book proposal. We will also be joined by industry professionals from Revell, Baker Books, and Embolden Media Group. If you want to traditionally publish a book in the next year or two, this is where you begin. And

  3. Issue · Jul 24, 2026

    It's important that the peonies come (opens the original)

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    I’m so glad you’re here! I.I had the dream again last night.I am always somewhere, trying to get home. It is always a little dark, and I always have this increasingly urgent

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