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Passing On the Farm to My Daughter
A record-breaking bull showed that my seventeen-year-old is ready to start taking my place.
James Rebanks
Personal History
Warehouse Workers of Paris Find Their Voice
In de-industrializing France, a shuttle bus is workers’ last link to stability.
Benoît Gautier
Report
The Improbable Revival of the Cloister
Why are so many young Catholic women choosing radical seclusion as cloistered nuns?
Shira Telushkin
Essay
Building Solidarity in Europe’s Gig Economy
Food-delivery bike riders in London, Berlin, and Copenhagen are pushing back against their algorithmic bosses.
Ben Wray
Report
Sailing with the Greeks
Setting out to sea in a small sailboat, I taste the liquid freedom that Homer extolled.
Adam Nicolson
Essay

Insights

The Workism Trap
No, your career is not your path to fulfillment.
Bobby Jamieson
Essay
Building the Sow Shed
There’s nothing quite like driving nails together in an ice storm to prove you’ve found the right work – and the right partner.
Brian Miller
Doers
The Divine Rhythm of Work and Sabbath
The Bible’s story of labor begins in Eden – and its ending is still to come. A journey from Genesis to the Apocalypse.
Alastair Roberts
Essay
The Work of the Poet
An acclaimed American poet gives a glimpse into the workday of a literary artist.
Christian Wiman
Interview
The Apurímac Clinic: A Photo Essay
In Peru’s altiplano, a truck brings medical care to remote Quechua communities.
Maria Novella De Luca
Monica Pelliccia
Alice Pistolesi
Portfolio
Good Cops
As my town’s police chief, I want my work to focus on relationships, not statistics.
John Clair
Report
Work that Glorifies God
Four thinkers consider the purpose of work.
Dorothy L Sayers
Miroslav Volf
Leo Tolstoy
Francis of Assisi
Reading
Why I Love Metalworking
Teaching me his craft, my father showed me the value of manual work.
Norann Voll
Essay

Web Exclusives

Rednecks and Barbarians of France
Houria Bouteldja’s latest book marks a turn from racial politics to solidarity.
Vincent Lloyd
The Third Act of Work
Work was centered on the home for much of history. Now it’s back.
John Fechtel
Confessions of a Former Hack
An aspiring journalist finds her work assignments at odds with her conscience.
Shelby Kearns
Why Pastors Like Me Burn Out
A priest tries to chart a path between self-sacrifice and burnout.
Joshua J. Whitfield
A Small-Town Dentist Chooses to Stay
When a professional forgoes better pay to devote his life to the rural community he was born into, the benefits ripple outward.
Charles E. Cotherman

Arts & Letters

The Eye
Among the monks was one who kept apart. / A gifted pray-er, they said of him, / who sensed my faith was mostly faith in art.
Christian Wiman
Poetry
In the Holy Land, Seeking the Solace of the Cross
In a year wracked by violence, I remember the crucifixion to find comfort.
Stephanie Saldaña
Reflections
Who Will Help a Stranded Manatee?
A. M. Juster’s children’s picture book Girlatee smuggles a timely message into a breezy tale.
Boze Herrington
Editors’ Picks
The Story Behind Handel’s Messiah
Charles King’s book Every Valley details the desperate lives and troubled times that gave birth to Handel’s masterpiece.
Alan Koppschall
Editors’ Picks
A Delicious History of a Humble Fruit
Sally Coulthard’s new book The Apple: A Delicious History uncovers the intriguing and sometimes absurd history of this alluring fruit.
Hadden Turner
Editors’ Picks
Following the Clues of the Universe
Can Sherlock Holmes help us find meaning in life? Detective stories and murder mysteries hint at how to make sense of our world.
Alister McGrath
Essay
Stanley Hauerwas’s Provocations
America’s theologian isn’t worried about the death of cultural Christianity.
Tish Harrison Warren
Bible Reflection