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On Hard-Fought Hope, Shared Readily
 • Rachel Barkley
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A simple question to orient your year
 • Rachel Barkley
1
Optimism and Opportunity: Faithful Perspectives on Technological Advancement
 • Taylor Barkley
2
Cleaning Out My Closet
 • Rachel Barkley
1
Embracing the Good Hard Life
 • Rachel Barkley
2
Why You Must Overcome Your Fears
 • Rachel Barkley
1
On Hard-Fought Hope, Shared Readily
What my neurosurgeon said 5 years ago that gave me hope for today.
 • 
Rachel Barkley
1
Are the Kids Alright?
Three books on how we can help our kids be resilient in these changing times.
 • 
Rachel Barkley
 and 
Taylor Barkley
Embracing the Good Hard Life
And my new op-ed about laws gaining traction that degrade the dignity of disabled lives.
 • 
Rachel Barkley
2
Our 2023 Book Hits & Misses
The books we loved and loved to hate
 • 
Rachel Barkley
 and 
Taylor Barkley
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Christians shouldn’t fear AI, they should partner with it.
AI is just the latest technology for Christians to share the Good News.
 • 
Taylor Barkley
Do We Still Believe in the American Dream?
Believing in America's Future Instead of a Politics of Gloom
 • 
Rachel Barkley
Will Legislation for Teens and Social Media Solve the Mental Health Crisis?
Meeting our kids and teens where they are and the unnecessary fear media causes.
 • 
Taylor Barkley
Radical Optimism
Radical Optimism
Radically optimistic take on politics and culture through the lens of the Christianity.
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