Jason Byassee, Rae Jean Proeschold-Bell

When Work Is Holy

Rae Jean Proeschold-Bell and Jason Byassee write that when work is holy, we should expect ups and down.

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Rita Willett

City and Bliss

Rita Willett remembers the old Saint Louis City Hospital and realizes that some things really haven’t changed.

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Marjorie Maddox

Rough Drafts

In this short story, Marjorie Maddox provides an insightful and poetic look into the lives of people with masochistic pathologies, people who when “eating an apple [bite] right into the bruise” and can’t help but perpetuate relational and psychological self-harm.

Chuck DeGroat

From Kleenex Theology to Messy Spirituality

I don’t do suffering well. In fact, I despise suffering. My daughter’s tears bring out the worst in me. My first thought is “How do I fix this?” It’s easily translated into pastoral care or clinical counseling. “What should I say?” “How can I help?” I’ve been habituated to respond to suffering with answers. It’s […]