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Karen Swallow Prior
Karen Swallow Prior lives in rural Virginia with her husband, two dogs, and several chickens. Following a decades-long vocation as an English professor, Karen now speaks and writes full-time.
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Qualms & Proverbs
What’s the Difference Between Privilege and Blessing?
CT advice columnists also weigh in enjoying unnecessary luxuries and the nature of fun.
Birth and Death are Life Issues
A note from CT’s editorial director of features in our March/April issue.
The Birds and the Bees, Babies and Me
God calls us to a fruitful life, no matter our fertility.
In the Looming Darkness, Light
Jesus knows betrayal. But he remains the light.
Qualms & Proverbs
How Can I Find a Nondenominational Ministry Job?
CT advice columnists also weigh in on neighborhood witness and awkwardness at church.
Qualms & Proverbs
Families Use Our Church to Get into Private School. What Do I Do?
CT advice columnists also weigh in on theological disagreements at church and living above reproach.
Qualms & Proverbs
Should Christians Avoid Writing with AI?
CT advice columnists also weigh in on a break from ministry and what to do about friends who are cohabitating.
What Campaign Signs Taught Me About Being a Good Neighbor
Community relationships make politics less abstract and more complex.
Pro-Life Policy in a Post-Roe World
The landmark abortion ruling is dead. We have much to do to make sure babies live.
She Walks in Beauty Like a Prayer
Christopher Stokes on how the Romantic poets propelled a new view of personal devotion.