Something I’ve been learning about art is the importance of including the darkness. The light means so much more, and comes out so much more triumphant, when you see the evil it overcomes. That’s how it is with Holy Week, I think. Easter is what we like to emphasize–the joyful, …
They say follow your heart, and listen to yourself, and you won’t be led astray. We know it’s not true. But we still follow that advice anyway, without realizing it sometimes, and it’s only after we’ve gone down that road that we realize it leads to despair. I know, because …
As you might have noticed (or rather, not noticed), I haven’t been posting on this blog very often. In fact, the past few weeks it’s been a consistent every other Thursday. Part of the reason for this is that I’m also posting every other Friday on TheRebelution. Trying to do an …
Well, a great deal happened in February. And will you look at that, I missed posting about it on the first of March (I was busy researching… more on that in a moment). So here’s an update, and I’ll include a lot of interesting things instead of just an internet …
When you grow up in Sunday School, it’s tempting to think you know everything there is to know about the book of Jonah. I mean, we all grew up with the story. Flannelgraphs of a giant whale (even though we know it was a fish); Bible story books with pictures …
Do you ever wonder what you’re doing? Or why you’re doing it? Sometimes I feel that way about writing. I wonder whether I should even be doing this. I don’t really have the life experience of an author much older than I have. I haven’t gone through as much hardship …
It’s been a while since we’ve had a music post around here, and I’ve discovered a bunch of songs I love lately, so we’re going to do another one of these. (The other two were about Christmas music and growing up, if you want to look at them) Life Is …
It’s so easy to forget how much beauty there is around us. I went for a walk yesterday, mostly to enjoy the cool breeze and get some exercise. The streets around my neighborhood wouldn’t necessarily be called scenic. It’s a sort-of-rural-sort-of-suburb kind of area–lots of houses, a few fields with animals …
Earlier this week I hosted the lovely Isabelle Ingalls on this blog. Today I’m delighted to be guest posting over on her blog, Seeing Everything Else! My mom tells me that when I was just a toddler she would go for walks with me, pushing the stroller down the sidewalk of a …
Today I have the great privilege of hosting my friend Isabelle Ingalls on the blog! She’s a huge inspiration and encouragement to me, and I’m delighted to let her share more about the wondrous, eternal hope we have in Christ. Make sure to check out her blog when you’re done …
