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Tish Harrison Warren

Tish Harrison Warren

Tish Harrison Warren is a priest in the Anglican Church in North America. She is the author of Liturgy of the Ordinary: Sacred Practices in Everyday Life (Christianity Today's 2018 Book of the Year) and Prayer in the Night: For Those Who Work, or Watch, or Weep (Christianity Today's 2022 Book of the Year). Tish has written a weekly newsletter for The New York Times, and she is a columnist for Christianity Today. Her articles and essays have appeared in Religion News Service, Christianity Today, Comment Magazine, The Point Magazine, The New York Times, and elsewhere. For over a decade, Tish has worked in ministry settings as a campus minister with InterVarsity Graduate and Faculty Ministries, as an associate rector, and with addicts and those in poverty through various churches and non-profit organizations. She is a founding member of The Pelican Project and a Senior Fellow with the Trinity Forum. She lives with her husband and three children in Austin, Texas.

Articles by Tish Harrison Warren

Life in a Body

Tish Harrison Warren • 15 Nov 2016

Tish Harrison Warren offers us a framework for the theology of embodiment in this excerpt from her recent book, Liturgy of the Ordinary.

Arts, Books, and Media
shadow

Tish Harrison Warren • 14 Jan 2016

A personal reflection on living with chronic migraines and faith, exploring pain, vulnerability, and how suffering can deepen trust in God and compassion for others.

Blog
heels

Tish Harrison Warren • 21 Oct 2014

A reflection on fear in a world full of anxiety, encouraging readers to trust God, resist catastrophizing, and respond to uncertainty with faith, love, and hope.

Blog
forest

Tish Harrison Warren • 16 Apr 2014

A reflection on Holy Saturday—the quiet day between crucifixion and resurrection—exploring how faith often lives in ordinary waiting, silence, and hope when God seems absent.

Blog
mark

Tish Harrison Warren • 5 Mar 2014

A reflection on Ash Wednesday and the meaning of being “marked with ashes,” exploring repentance, humility, identity in Christ, and hope beyond our failures.

Blog
house

Tish Harrison Warren • 29 Apr 2013

A hub for thoughtful blog posts exploring faith, vocation, and everyday life in academia, sharing personal reflections, practical advice, and encouragement.

Blog
dishes

Tish Harrison Warren • 3 Apr 2013

A reflection on how true courage is often found in ordinary life—faithfully loving others, doing daily tasks, and trusting that small, unseen acts still matter to God.

Blog
Keeping Sabbath

Tish Harrison Warren • 25 Aug 2009

Tish Harrison describes how the weekly practice of ceasing from work and embracing rest and play has become her touchstone.

Spiritual Formation

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