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Kaya Oakes, a contributing writer for America, teaches writing at the University of California, Berkeley. Her fifth book, The Defiant Middle, will be released in the fall of 2021.
FaithScripture Reflections
Kaya Oakes
A Reflection for Thursday of the Twenty-second Week in Ordinary Time, by Kaya Oakes
person standing near sea under cloudy sky
FaithScripture Reflections
Kaya Oakes
A Reflection for Friday of the Seventeenth Week in Ordinary Time, by Kaya Oakes
A woman crying in her room alone
FaithScripture Reflections
Kaya Oakes
A Reflection for Wednesday of the Thirteenth Week in Ordinary Time, by Kaya Oakes
Two people embracing each other
FaithScripture Reflections
Kaya Oakes
A Reflection for Thursday of the 10th Week in Ordinary Time, by Kaya Oakes
woman praying in crowd
FaithScripture Reflections
Kaya Oakes
Reflection for the Sixth Wednesday of Easter, by Kaya Oakes
A smiling Willie Nelson playing his guitar Trigger at a recent concert.
Arts & CultureMusic
Kaya Oakes
Willie Nelson might not be the first person who comes to mind when you think of a “Christian musician.” But he has long talked about his admiration for the teachings of Jesus.
Woman praying while leaning against brick wall
FaithScripture Reflections
Kaya Oakes
A Reflection for Thursday of the Second Week of Easter, by Kaya Oakes
FaithScripture Reflections
Kaya Oakes
A Reflection for the Solemnity of St. Joseph, by Kaya Oakes
FaithScripture Reflections
Kaya Oakes
A Reflection for Tuesday of the First Week of Lent, by Kaya Oakes
Arts & CultureBooks
Kaya Oakes
To face potential mortal illness with wry humor and a taste for the ironic takes a delicate touch, but that is what the United Church of Christ pastor and writer Molly Baskette does in her new book.