Fathom Mag

06/09/2023

Sometimes God intends for you to be the answer to your prayers.

06/09/2023

Some lives refuse to stop shining.

She refused to stop shining in my life.

06/09/2023

“I once had a tree in the yard of a house.
On the tree was a swing and on the
swing was a child, lovely
as rain on the foxglove.”

07/06/2023

“Just as Adam fell asleep so that Eve might arise, so Christ fell asleep that we might rise too.”

A Poetic Reimagining of Salvation’s Story

07/06/2023

The peace God promises is not accomplished through worldly power.

07/06/2023

“Day, attending to school in prose—
wings, if ever had, lost to scuffing holes
ground in these shoes
on days begun ex nihilo”

06/06/2023

Life remains good—even when you can’t feel it. Find out why in this excerpt from Alan Noble’s new book, “On Getting Out of Bed.”

An excerpt from “On Getting Out of Bed: The Burden and Gift of Living”

06/06/2023

“I am the split-second silence
of the last sparrow’s tongue”

06/06/2023

Life changes when you’ve faced a monster.

What was there, in the deep blue?

22/05/2023

🚨 NEW ISSUE ALERT: We just hit publish on a brand-new edition of Fathom magazine. This time, we’re featuring our favorite work around the theme Peace. Let us know what you think!

Issue 54 of Fathom Mag.

08/05/2023

Don’t spend your life convinced it was a mistake or coincidence when something goes right.

Article The Art of Receiving Blessings Living in the Kingdom of Abundance is a dangerous business. Written by: Justin Lonas Published on: March 9, 2023 Read time: 5 min. Share this article: Twitter Facebook The bus roared away at 6:54, one minute ahead of schedule. My daughter and I stood for a few....

08/05/2023

What if the letter carrier became the letter writer?

Fictional Letters from a Real Christian Leader

08/05/2023

“Sun swings low on another
vacant, bleeding horizon.”

Poem Empty Porch Image by: Janel Breitenstein Published on: March 9, 2023 Read time: 1 min. Share this article: Twitter Facebook Sun swings low on anothervacant, bleeding horizon.It took David a year to return(some longer)so why does my unblinking, wet gazefeel like eternity?(She knows her way back....

27/04/2023

The Bible comes alive for us all the more when we strive to read its promises with the same anticipation of its original readers. Don’t miss Russ Meek’s brand-new installment of Written for Us.

The story of God’s plan to redeem the humanity he created and loves so much.

26/04/2023

God is faithful, but his faithfulness doesn’t always appear the way we’d like it to.

Faithfulness is nebulous and enigmatic—nondescript in a thousand ways.

26/04/2023

There’s so much more to marriage after the wedding excitement subsides.

After sixty-three years of marriage, it was as simple as that.

26/04/2023

“Geologically, I am a newborn baby
just opening his eyes to the world.”

Poem Seventy-Seven Years Image by: Alan Altany Published on: March 9, 2023 Read time: 1 min. Share this article: Twitter Facebook Geologically, I am a newborn babyjust opening his eyes to the world.Emotionally I am less than my years,in need of more intensive intimacies.Spiritually I am nothing but....

17/04/2023

If God has given you a dream, is he still good if it never comes to fruition?

What happens if we pour out all we have to no success?

17/04/2023

The hope we have in Christ is that God enters into the suffering he allows.

Commissioned to Suffering he carries.

17/04/2023

“Geologically, I am a newborn baby
just opening his eyes to the world.
Emotionally I am less than my years,
in need of more intensive intimacies.”

Poem Seventy-Seven Years Image by: Alan Altany Published on: March 9, 2023 Read time: 1 min. Share this article: Twitter Facebook Geologically, I am a newborn babyjust opening his eyes to the world.Emotionally I am less than my years,in need of more intensive intimacies.Spiritually I am nothing but....

13/04/2023

No matter what you do, you can’t change God’s faithfulness. And that’s very good news.

It was the faithfulness of God, not just my daughter, the cheerleading stunt brought right to eye level.

13/04/2023

The most difficult lesson of parenting is coming to terms with the fact that you are not in control.

A mother’s journey of releasing her son to God’s care.

13/04/2023

“They’ve come back,
their return remarkable
after waves of pandemic and fire
and so much ice.”

Poem Fawn Lilies in Oregon Image by: Colette Tennant Published on: March 9, 2023 Read time: 1 min. Share this article: Twitter Facebook They’ve come back,their return remarkableafter waves of pandemic and fireand so much ice.Maybe they gatheredstar shine through the winter,studied the small, sturd...

12/04/2023

Remembering is a way of helping us look forward—not remain in the past.

Article Noxious Nostalgia Written by: Michelle Van Loon Published on: March 9, 2023 Read time: 5 min. Share this article: Twitter Facebook I spotted a lament posted on Facebook by an old friend I’ll call Frank. In his eloquent post, he mourned the fact that there were no longer any diners in his s...

12/04/2023

When you expect disappointment, blessing can be hard to receive.

Article The Art of Receiving Blessings Living in the Kingdom of Abundance is a dangerous business. Written by: Justin Lonas Published on: March 9, 2023 Read time: 5 min. Share this article: Twitter Facebook The bus roared away at 6:54, one minute ahead of schedule. My daughter and I stood for a few....

11/04/2023

“I choke on the word faithfulness when it’s mine I speak of too. Foolishness, fool heartedness, hardheartedness—I whisper these instead.”

Faithfulness is nebulous and enigmatic—nondescript in a thousand ways.

11/04/2023

What if Paul wasn’t the only one writing letters to churches from prison?

Fictional Letters from a Real Christian Leader

03/04/2023

When your baby’s refusal to sleep threatens to unravel your faith.

The Psalmist extolls that he gives his beloved rest. Am I not beloved?