The Contrarian
Rachael KillackeyA place where Truth is a pursuit and not a property.
| Platform |  | Pricing | Freemium | Publishes | Weekly |
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| Issues | 48 | Founded | 3 years ago | Last Issue | 3 months ago |
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Is it a mother's job to "get her children into Heaven?"
At a women’s bible study recently, we were discussing Luke 12 and the things we can actually “take with us” to Heaven, and what it means to live generously. One woman, in a very well-intentioned gesture, affirmed the moms in the group (of w...
Unfavorable Conditions
I’ve stared at a blank page multiple times in the past month; trying to write, but not much seems to be coming my way. I’ve been holding a lot of sadness over the state of our country, in particular, and trying to process my personal belief...
A Theory of What's Behind Feminism's Pivot on Pornography
I saw multiple posts and articles surrounding Lily Philips’ recent baptism—speculation about whether or not it’s “real” and we should “believe her,” that Christians should pray for her, etc. being the centripetal point of the discourse. I’m...
The 2025 Reads
Because why not
There’s nothing quite like getting hit with the flu right before Christmas. I was the last soldier to fall, and taking time to recuperate has meant finishing Middlemarch, which will be undoubtedly be visited on this list—an...
In Defense of Maternal Solitude
The need to be alone in repairing the rupture between body and soul
As I begin to write this, I’m sitting in a coffee shop in an old Nashville house. I wrote a chunk of my master’s thesis here, on a spring break visit to my then boyfriend,...
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