David Zahl

On our way to church every weekend, my family and I pass two sets of tennis courts, one municipal and one belonging to the local university. We’ve been taking this route for more than a decade, and for the first two-thirds of that time, the courts were em... See more

Make way, my friends — I’ve got a truckload of accolades to shovel out. The aim, as ever , is to highlight a few of the things that made it worth braving our increasingly “optimized for engagement” mediascape this past year. (Ugh, that phrase). How hopefu... See more

“It will become one of your favorite movies of all time.” That’s quite a recommendation, and it came from someone who knows me well. He was referring, of course, to the latest installment of the Knives Out franchise, Wake Up Dead Man , which debuted in th... See more

The relief people need David Zahl focuses on sharing a gospel that’s unapologetically about the grace of God. The Big Relief The Urgency of Grace for a Worn-Out World I hadn’t heard of David Zahl before I read a review, in the March 2023 issue of the cent... See more

1. We’ve got to talk about Task . One of the great privileges and pleasures of writing for this site over the years is the opportunity to highlight — and pay witness to — works of art that foreground grace in “unexpected and compelling ways.” Believe it o... See more