This is an excerpt from Chapter 6 in Sinner Saint: A Surprising Primer to the Christian Life (1517 Publishing, 2025). Sinner Saint is available today from 1517 Publishing.
The Atlantic published a large article called "Anti-Social Century" which spurred on a conversation with Gretchen and Katie on why this generation of people is anti-social, and what to do about it.
In episode THREE HUNDRED AND ELEVEN, Jason and Wade build on the previous episode’s discussion of monasticism by focusing on two aspects of the monastic life from which we can draw practical lessons: routine and contemplation.
Faith in the Risen One gives us a degree of certainty, even in the face of the trials of those around us, in our core understanding of self and world, for this faith relies on a person.