A pastor's reflective weekly-style essays linking a church pond's fate to nature, grace and everyday life, each ending in a short prayer. Readers get careful nature writing, personal anecdotes about family and a standard poodle, and gentle theological reflection.

The Red Lighthouse is an independent Christian news newsletter covering religious liberty disputes, such as a village church spire case in India and a zoning fight over a storefront prayer room in New Hampshire. It also publishes reflective essays on faith and the church's response to suffering, drawing on scripture.

A reflective newsletter from Kate Bowler, a historian of American religion, blending personal essays, book club prompts and short spiritual blessings about mortality, meaning and faith. It also offers commentary on how religion and politics intertwine in American life.

Essays by O. Alan Noble on Christian faith, meaning, rest, and the pressures of contemporary life, drawing on literature, music, and scripture. Recent issues cover choosing childhood education, memento mori and making the most of life, and rest as ongoing struggle rather than arrival.