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M. Elizabeth Carter

M. Elizabeth Carter is a counselor and writer living in Alabama.

Patience Wavering Bids Farewell

M. Elizabeth Carter   |  March 27, 2025

An Easter letter may just be better than a Christmas letter!

REVIEW: Death of the Author

M. Elizabeth Carter   |  January 14, 2025

Can ever-advancing technology be brought under the reign of love?

Prosak

M. Elizabeth Carter   |  December 4, 2024

Get ready for linguistic anarchy

Hamlet and Trump

M. Elizabeth Carter   |  May 21, 2024

Something is rotten in the state of Evangelicalism . . . 

You Can’t Leave It Behind

M. Elizabeth Carter   |  January 25, 2024

Life together—it may just be worth a try

The F-Word

M. Elizabeth Carter   |  October 3, 2023

‘Tis mighty and dreadful no more

The Witch Trials of J.K. Rowling

M. Elizabeth Carter   |  May 15, 2023

This podcast is family drama

Doing Well While Doing Good

M. Elizabeth Carter   |  April 5, 2023

Heaven on earth is the oldest con. Why do we keep falling for it?

REVIEW: “Nana Really Wants Me to Do This”

M. Elizabeth Carter   |  February 28, 2023

In Seventy Times Seven, mercy, pain, and justice meet in unanticipated ways

Choosing a Card that’s Good for the Planet

M. Elizabeth Carter   |  December 27, 2022

If anxiety is destiny, this old earth may just have chance

‘Tis the Season!

M. Elizabeth Carter   |  November 8, 2022

Better write your Christmas letter—before the country comes crashing down!

Wally Cleaver, ‘50s TV, and Free-Range Kids

M. Elizabeth Carter   |  August 16, 2022

There’s magic in a walkable neighborhood

FORUM: The End of Roe, Day Four

Shirley Mullen, M. Elizabeth Carter, Patrick Lacroix, Jeremy Sabella, Elias Crim, David John Seel Jr. and Agnes Howard   |  June 30, 2022

A time to listen

Facing Fears

M. Elizabeth Carter   |  April 22, 2022

Need to overcome some fear? Brain science and a sweet reward may just do the trick.

Choosing a Card that’s Good for the Planet

M. Elizabeth Carter   |  February 7, 2022

If anxiety is destiny, this old earth may just have chance

Sex, Shame, and the Gift of Large Heads

M. Elizabeth Carter   |  November 30, 2021

Does “sex positivity” offer hope to creatures like us?

Fishing for Faith

M. Elizabeth Carter   |  August 11, 2021

How often does the bobber go down?

Reading about Nazis at Night

M. Elizabeth Carter   |  June 22, 2021

Comfort comes from unexpected places

From Super Sewer to City Park

M. Elizabeth Carter   |  May 5, 2021

What does redemption look like? An Alabama church offers a glimpse.

Dispatch from the Field

M. Elizabeth Carter   |  April 9, 2021

What happens when Evangelicals and Nones gather at the Post-Post-Modern River?