With her insightful essay “The Pastoral,” Rev. Christine Davies draws on the parallels of life on the farm and life as a hospital chaplain in the delicate dance of beauty and grief.

In her essay “A Simple Case for the God We Cannot See,” Jessica Jolley leads us through nature and life, reminding us that God’s presence is undeniably present, like gravity and the wind.

In “Into a Little Chaos," Civil Winters asserts that gardens are less about forcing order and more about embracing the beauty and blessings of chaos.

In her essay “Out of the Snow Dust,” Ruth Braun recounts her personal story of hope despite life not going as planned.

Join Civil Winters in the frigid arctic as she photographs the deepest winter and contemplates life’s truths in “Blown From Polar Fur.”

Walk with Jennifer Houti in “There Is a Tree in the Woods” as she introduces us to the tree that has seen her—and taught her to see.

In “Ferns Unfurling,” Bethany Peck touches on the rebirth of the once dead earth. Along the forest floor lies emerging life. There’s tremendous joy in the new spring season.

In “An Audacious Hope,” Kelly Meagher equal parts mourns and accepts her season of life, crediting both pottery and poetry for guiding her toward healing.

Caity Neub reminds us of the power of words and the open seat for each of us at the Lord’s table in her essay “Renaissance of the Soul.”

In her essay, “Museum Corner,” Cheryl Eichman looks to the puffin for inspiration.

In her essay “Worth Restoring,” Kristine Amundrud explores the tension between the sorrow of this life and the effort it takes to make all things new.

In his short essay “When Will You Return?” Matthew Nash explores the devastating sorrow of wrongful actions and the restoration found at the end of the difficult work of forgiveness.

In her essay “Scattering My Scarecrows,” Civil Winters explores how a Japanese wheat farmer changed her perspective on hope and second chances.