Welcome to Ordinary Matters
A new thing for us and for you
 • Alastair Sterne and Julia Sterne
How Do We Live in the Spirit?
For All Who Worry and Fret Over Life in The Spirit
 • Alastair Sterne
Come As You Are-ish
The Impossible Possibility of Christian Hospitality in Metamodernism
 • Alastair Sterne
Yes, I Still Believe That
Confident faith in our metamodern culture of cynicism and sincerity
 • Alastair Sterne
There Is Nothing Ordinary About Ordinary Time
A reminder that Ordinary Time is all the time.
 • Alastair Sterne
A Precursor
My Concern About "Shoulds," Shame, and Ordinary Matters
 • Julia Sterne
Why Christianity is Good News
A Return to Camosun College
 • Alastair Sterne
Everything is Going to be Alright?
A Reflection on the Audacious Possibility of Hope
Convicted Civility: A Christian Option in Political Division
Learning from Jesus in an Age of Antagonism
 • Alastair Sterne
How Do You Do That Every Day?
A Reflection on the Mixed Bag of Life
 • Julia Sterne
Unraveling Into Joy
The Backstory Behind Writing Longing for Joy
 • Alastair Sterne
The Performing Life
Trading the Pressure to Perform for the Freedom of Living for an Audience of One
 • Julia Sterne
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