A graphic novel about the composer Arvo Pärt. Between Two Sounds | Book Trailer youtu.be/8UA5QzdqjLc?si… via YouTube

“Remember then: there is only one time that is important – now! It is the most important time because it is the only time when we have any power.” —Leo Tolstoy #BOTD plough.com/en/topics/cult…

Leo Tolstoy was born on this day in 1828. Get *The Gospel in Tolstoy* here: plough.com/en/topics/fait… A rich, accessible introduction to one of the world’s greatest novelists, this anthology shows how life and teachings of Jesus inspired some of Tolstoy’s best literary work.

“I never thought I’d be sober, and I never thought I’d believe in God. Today I’m willing to delight in wonder and the possibility that there is so much I don’t know. Today I believe in a force beyond my comprehension: grace.” —Isabel Rae McKenzie plough.com/en/topics/fait…

“Do not panic, disconcerting as the tenor of the whole interaction is. You have not lost your ability to appropriately match social cues with reality. The snaking tendrils of the MLM-industrial complex have merely made their way to you.” Clare Coffey plough.com/en/topics/life…

“We do not become free because of the sheer number of alternatives we are given... Rather, freedom pertains to how one pursues meaning in life: it is not about what we are or what choices we make but how we make them & how we live our lives.” King-Ho Leung plough.com/en/topics/just…

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“Real joy always comes to us only as a present. It originates in God. Human joy is a share through grace in the joy of God, in God’s nature, which is nothing but the sphere of supreme joy.” —Ladislaus Boros plough.com/en/topics/fait…

“The art does an exceptional job of expressing the power of music in a visual format. … A perfect graphic novel introduction to the life and work of an acclaimed modern master of music.” Foreword Reviews forewordreviews.com/reviews/betwee…

Loving the #University At Washington University in St. Louis, Missouri, an uncommon community is growing. John Inazu plough.com/en/topics/comm…

“Through her life and work, Sayers shows us how to be the best kind of reader, and she brings what she reads to bear on her current world.” Jessica Hooten Wilson plough.com/en/topics/cult…

The Word within the World #Poetry, the oldest and most universal of arts, is increasingly underappreciated. These four poets hope to reverse that. James Matthew Wilson plough.com/en/topics/cult…

"Who am I? Where did I come from? Whose blood runs through my veins? And why was I given away? ... Why did you try to kill me? And how is it possible that I survived?" The survivor of a botched abortion searches for her mother. - plough.com/en/topics/life…

A Father’s Final Gift "Dear children, I have seen plenty and lived through even more. But my experiences as a father can no longer guide you." Klaus Bonhoeffer plough.com/en/topics/cult…

Here I can let go of the world and find home, and have a story to tell my sons when they ask me, “Dad, where do I come from?” Brewer Eberly plough.com/en/topics/comm…

Purified by the Dark Night of the Soul🌃 If God were to liberate beginner Christians from all annoyances, they would be in danger of pride and presumption. By Saint John of the Cross plough.com/en/topics/fait…

"This award honors the achievements of the great Dominican-American poet, translator, and public school teacher Rhina Polonia Espaillat." 🖊️ The Rhina Espaillat Poetry Award is free to Plough Quarterly subscribers: plough.com/en/contact-us/…