The Matchbook Collective
C. W. Sachs, Grant Hartley, Shelby, Johana-MarieWe are a collection of matches. We write to spark conversation. We write to rekindle hope and joy. We write to burn down that which harms us. And we ultimately write to provide light in the dark for our community. Together, we are The Matchbook Collective
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Doctor Who, Quantum Mechanics, and the Heidelberg Catechism
As a science fiction nerd, I’ve always been obsessed with the idea of alternate timelines and parallel universes. In Star Trek, they have a running storyline about the “mirror verse”, a parallel universe where humans chose to value war and...
Monsters and Mutants and Miscreants, Oh My!
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“I am become as it were a monster unto many:
but thou art my sure trust.” - Psalm 71:7 GNV
Caricatures are so much simpler and easier to comprehend than real people.
They fit nicely in the archit...
Summer 2026 Issue: Other Selves
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We are not alone, even when we are alone.
At least that is so often our experience: we think we know ourselves, and then we find ourselves doing or saying something we never thought we would do; it turns...
The Isaiah 40:3 Project
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“In the wilderness prepare the way for the LORD; make straight in the desert a highway for our God” (Isaiah 40:3 NIV).
Friends, followers, and fellow disciples, we at The Matchbook Collective have long had...
Because He First Loved Us: A Divine Invitation to Mutuality
Christ in the Garden of Gethsemane being ministered to by an angel, next to the sleeping disciples, an Ethiopian Orthodox Icon, artist unknown
I am so thankful to my Matchbook Collective colleagues and our contributors for sharing the...
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he/him / #LGBTQinChrist / \ud83d\udc1d / Catholic / former @lifeonsideb co-host / writer on faith, sexuality, theology, culture
Johana-Marie Williams is a writer, artist, and historian focusing on Black women's health and religio-spiritual experiences.
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