Karen Swallow Prior (Notorious KSP at The Priory)
@KSPrior
Reader, writer, dog lover, Ph.D. Columnist @RNS, Contributing Writer @TheDispatch, also at The Priory https://substack.com/@karenswallowprior
But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, forbearance, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness and self-control.
Protestant to another Protestant: Not THAT kind of Protestantism!!! 😅
It's fitting that the Bible links the authority of shepherd-teachers with their love for the flock; that its main criteria for leaders is that they be of humble, gentle, & good character; that David's best moments are marked by his passionate & tender heart.
Beliefs are not utterly and entirely disembodied, not utterly and entirely of the head. They are connected to communities and of the heart. When people you belived in prove to be unbelievable, everything shifts.
Abusive people getting big mad when other people leave their abusive places … go figure.
Honored to have a chapter in this new volume on the life and legacy of Phillips Brooks, most known for writing “O, Little Town of Bethlehem.”
U of Chicago is going to merge humanities departments and downscale its language offerings in part because...the institution spent too much money on construction projects. Its endowment: over $10 billion. Are there any leaders in higher ed who *want* to save the humanities?
The Division of the Arts & Humanities is considering consolidating its 15 departments into eight, reducing language instruction, and establishing minimum class and program sizes, citing new federal policies and shifts in the “underlying financial models” for higher education.
People are dismissed, mocked, maligned, ignored, and doubted. When they stumble, they are kicked rather than helped up. Then when they finally walk away from communities they yearned for and invested in, it is said, “See, told you so. They never were one of us.”
This became one of my top-3 books when I read this edition a few years ago.
Whoa.
Book categories are so funny! 😂
Sheep need rest to chew their cud, and folds to sleep in safety. Part II adds two houses of rest, for pilgrims to ‘chew the fat’ with like-minded acquaintances. Next installment on The Pilgrim’s Progress. Just one week left to go! open.substack.com/pub/karenswall…
just pre-ordered this book by @KSPrior I have two teens in the house that I know it will help and bless (might even read it myself!)
This book came in the mail this week! This is an essential book to help teens and young adults frame their futures. Thanks @KSPrior for writing this!
Should Christians avoid writing with AI? @KSPrior weighs in: christianitytoday.com/2025/07/should…
This book came in the mail this week! This is an essential book to help teens and young adults frame their futures. Thanks @KSPrior for writing this!
Often the wiser course. I wrote You Have a Calling to help folks think out of the box this way. “Job” does not always equal “passion.”
Me as a soon to be fired college academic advisor: What do you want to study? Malaysian dance? Awesome what is your family’s income bracket? $49k annual? Divorced parents? Need a loan? Ok so I’m writing down the address to the dental hygienist program at the community…
You have a calling! @BrazosPress