Ashley Hales

Ashley Hales (PhD, University of Edinburgh) is a writer, speaker, and host of the Finding Holy podcast. She is the author of A Spacious Life and Finding Holy in the Suburbs and her writing has been featured in Christianity Today, Books and Culture, and The Gospel Coalition. Ashley is married to a pastor and the mother to four children.

Contributions by Ashley Hales

Arts, Books, and Media

October 14, 2021

By Ashley Hales

A Spacious Life: An Excerpt

Dive into this snapshot of A Spacious Life: Trading Hustle and Hurry for the Goodness of Limits as Ashley Hales explores the tension between dreams and boundaries.

November 01, 2018

By Ashley Hales

Places Form Our Loves: An Interview with Ashley Hales

How can places shape us spiritually and personally? Ashley Hales offers some reflections as we discuss what she has learned through writing her recent book.

May 17, 2018

By Ashley Hales

A Day in the Life of a Working Parent: How Voxer Helps Me Write

What does a typical day look like for a working, writing parent? Ashley Hales gives us a peek into the patterns and resources that keep her going.

February 13, 2018

By Ashley Hales

This Valentine's Day I Have a Date with a Parking Lot

Ashley Hales considers the depths of love we find within the rituals of Ash Wednesday.

November 21, 2017

By Ashley Hales

Rhythms of Gratitude in a Mass-Produced World

Ashley Hales muses on the unfolding practices that cultivate gratitude in the life of her family (and shares a go-to recipe).

October 03, 2017

By Ashley Hales

How "A Man Called Ove" Teaches Us What We Really Want

Ashley Hales digs deep into Fredrick Backman's best-selling novel and uncovers wisdom for us all.

May 02, 2017

By Ashley Hales

Why Reading Fiction Is Good for the Soul

Ashley Hales defends the reading of fiction as an exercise for personal and spiritual growth.

September 27, 2016

By Ashley Hales

The God of the U-Turn: Finding Life Outside of the Academy

Ashley Hales reflects on the meandering journey God brought her through in discerning her calling.

Arts, Books, and Media

August 16, 2016

By Ashley Hales

Reading Can Change the World

Ashley Hales invites us to consider reading as an act of social change in her review of Chris Smith's Reading for the Common Good.