David A. Garner

The Briefing 7.9.15

The blog Faith and Theology asks, “What is the opposite of faith?” Let’s start with the Protestant no-no: works. We are justified, put right with God not by works but by faith, faith alone – sola fide – isn’t that, as Luther put it, the doctrine by which the church stands or falls? And wouldn’t […]

Laura Lynn Brown

Learning to Pray

Laura Brown strings together snippets of memory from the “ragtag communities” that have taught her how to stitch her own “book of common prayers.”

Jen Grabarczyk-Turner, Tara Ward

Collaborations on a Blue Jacket: Seattle Artist Spotlight on Tara Ward

In this interview, Seattle singer, songwriter, musician, artist Tara Ward (Late Tuesday, Urban Hymnal, Opiate Mass) discusses her first solo concept album, REVELATIONS OF A BLUE JACKET, a collaborative piece that included the work of a dozen visual artists.