God of Exodus

by Peter J. Leithart

God is the God of exodus, who hears the cries of his people, visits them in their distress, and takes vengeance against rivals.  Continue Reading »

23 Dec 2022

Prone to Wander

by Dustin Messer

While the plight of man is to wander, the mission of God is to place. Yes, the Israelites are sinful and deserve no home, but God is merciful and eager to pursue them. Continue Reading »

19 Aug 2022

Willa Cather’s Answer to Exile

by Timothy P. Schilling

For Cather, human life is an experience of exile and homesickness. We are all separated from our true homeland—from that place where we are entirely in our element. We live outside the gates of Paradise, at odds with God, our neighbor, and the natural world. Continue Reading »

15 Nov 2016

Songs of Exile

by Alexi Sargeant

Where has all the dark Christian music gone? It doesn’t take much listening to notice how blithe and breezy popular Christian music has become. At the data journalism site FiveThirtyEight, Leah Libresco has run the numbers and found that the lyrics of recent Christian hits skew towards life, . . . . Continue Reading »

7 Jun 2016