Welcome to The Light, your quiet hour of reflection.
Jen Hatmaker, the progressive Christian voice known to millions, is releasing a memoir that traces a deeply personal unraveling — divorce, doubt, and a growing distance from organized religion. She describes her journey not as a departure from faith, but as a return to something more honest, something she calls simply loving Jesus without the institution built around him.
From matters of the spirit to the ancient story of human movement, archaeologists in Alaska have uncovered a prehistoric camp that is reshaping what we know about Beringia, the land bridge that once connected continents. Stone tools found there suggest a shared culture stretching across vast distances, reminding us that belonging and migration are among the oldest human impulses.
And closer to the practical life of faith communities, a quiet legal question is drawing attention — when a church employee volunteers extra hours, does the law consider that work? The answer carries real weight for pastors navigating the line between devotion and obligation, between gift and labor.
That is this hour's reflection. Carry the light gently.
