Karen Swallow Prior
@karenswallowprior
Reader, writer, dog lover, Ph.D. Most recent book: You Have a Calling: Finding Your Vocation in the True, Good, and Beautiful. Find me on Substack at The Priory.
What would otherwise have been a grueling day of travel (flight delays, sitting on runways, etc.) literally flew by because I spent it reading this forthcoming book by @kkdumez.bsky.social!
Wait, wait, wait…What was the husband actually DOING in the kitchen??? 😳
Today I begin writing my new book: My Year of War and Peace. Look for it in 2028 from Zondervan!
I am either teaching a course in Flannery O’Connor this week at Regent College in Vancouver BC—or I’m in heaven. Hard to tell the difference!
I am going through my files. I keep almost everything! I kept (and will still keep!) my English notes, papers, and exams from college and grad school. Here’s a blue book exam from my first year of college, 1983-84. Blue Books FTW!
A friend/former student gave me this book after she finished it. She said she left a note in it for me, and I just found it… 😅😬 (By the way, tomorrow it will be 8 years since it happened … )
Kitsch has moral, theological, and political implications.
On Wednesday, April 15, at 2:30 PM ET, I’ll be in conversation with Russell Moore about my latest Christianity Today article, The Birds and the Bees, Babies and Me. We’ll reflect on infertility, childlessness, and how these experiences shape Christian identity, hope, and belonging.
I spy You Have a Calling! I learned today that my book is a finalist in the Christian Living category for the 2026 Christian Book Award.
If you are in the Birmingham AL area, come see me Tuesday!
Dogs rolling in the leaves in the sun will never not bring me such joy.
Not all heroes wear capes. But some of them wear Norwegian resistance hats.
I’m coming your way, St. Paul, MN! Would love to see you at Bethel Seminary this Monday.