We started the new year with an exploration of the word — the Word made flesh, and the words we use each day. Why are words so central for God’s design for our world? Can the creative acts of speaking and writing provide a window into what it means to be created in the image of God? And in these times, in which words often seem to be devalued, is there a place for the slow, deep language of poetry?

Malcolm Guite, poet, Anglican priest, and scholar, joined us for our 100th Online Conversation on January 5, to begin our new year of conversation together.