"I think that we just have this romanticized, dramatic, idealized way of looking at calling, which helps us to actually miss the callings we're fulfilling in ordinary, everyday ways right here and now." - Karen Swallow Prior Listen here: loom.ly/erh1Ndg

"I deal with despair because I think it's part of the human condition." Most of us are well-acquainted with the feeling of despair, and acclaimed Poet Christian Wiman discusses the different types of despair that plague humanity, and how poetry helps: ttf.org/podcasts/

Our Trinity Forum Senior Fellow, Dana Gioia, published a new book of essays last year, "Poetry As Enchantment." We were excited to host Gioia for a book reception at our Trinity Forum Headquarters in Washington, D.C. earlier this year. Paul Dry Books: loom.ly/M7auKgI

In a recent piece for Mere Orthodoxy, Trinity Forum co-founder Os Guinness is highlighted as an "institution-builder" to bring about a lasting legacy of Christian intellectual discourse. Read more: loom.ly/LIwlZPk Read the Williamsburg Charter: loom.ly/_33KyAQ

Poet Christian Wiman reads his poem, "Every Riven Thing," which is part of his book, "Zero at the Bone: Fifty Entries Against Despair." Listen to our full podcast with him here: ttf.org/podcasts/

Delighted to receive just now from The Trinity Forum a lovely slim booklet I recently ordered: selections from Revelations of Divine Love by Julian of Norwich, w/ an intro by Jessica Hooten Wilson. Consider ordering a copy or three to give as gifts, + one for yourself.

Poet and author Christian Wiman reflects on his book, "My Bright Abyss" and trying to speak to people who were hungry for God, but felt disconnected from religion. Wiman returned to Christian faith in part through a terminal cancer diagnosis: ttf.org/podcasts/

We are excited to welcome author Graham Tomlin, a former bishop in the Church of England, to discuss “Pascal’s Wager" in our upcoming online conversation. loom.ly/FFfb8xg David Campaigne with BlueTrust, Seen & Unseen and Hodder

Concert pianist and Trinity Forum Senior Fellow Mia Chung discusses the power of just being together -- even without talking -- and how that builds trust and connection. Listen to more from our podcast with her and theologian @DavidmBailey here: ttf.org/podcasts/creat…

Concert Pianist Mia Chung explains how the arts, through development of the right brain, help to create coherence in our communities and more joy in our lives. Listen to our latest podcast with her and theologian David M. Bailey here: loom.ly/wjvJrD0