John B. Graeber is a writer living in Chattanooga, Tennessee, whose work has appeared at Curator Magazine, Christianity Today, The Blue Mountain Review, Ekstasis Magazine, and Fathom Magazine. His poe
“I wonder if it’s all true.” – Nicholas Wolterstorff
“Tragedy will come,” the speaker said, standing behind a lectern in the college
chapel where I sat with my classmates. Within a few years,
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Several months ago, I stood deep in the mountains, straining my eyes to find the
faint river of stars that flow across the dark sky. The ability to see the Milky
Way is
Advent is the hope of redemption, sung in minor key. It is the promise of
resurrection, and the sorrow of that hope not yet fulfilled. In this the
midnight of the liturgical year,
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My 10-year old daughter and I visit Pleasant Gardens Cemetery on a day typical
for August in Chattanooga. The sun pushes its way through haze, which turns the
sky a milky white.
