“I do not know you God because I am in the way. Please help me to push myself aside.” That humble statement is on the back cover of Flannery O’Connor’s A Prayer Journal, published last year. In case you’re not familiar with this Catholic, Flannery O’Connor was a gifted short-story writer and essayist who was just… Continue reading On the Nightstand: March
Category: Creativity
Lent 2013, Day 44: Who Are You at the Last Supper?
Consider this interpretation of da Vinci’s The Last Supper, courtesy of Free Christ Images: Who are you in the picture? One of the three people on the far right, talking among themselves rather than looking at Jesus or interacting with the larger group? The bearded man on the near left, watching Jesus and seemingly disconnected from… Continue reading Lent 2013, Day 44: Who Are You at the Last Supper?
It’s a Beautiful Noise
A cavern was hardly the place I expected to have my soul stirred by music–or to admire genius. But there it was, deep in the Luray Caverns, delicate music, almost like lace, accompanied
Have Some Fun with It!
I did a creativity presentation this week for Capital Christian Writers in the Virginia suburbs. I think CCW was the second group I spoke to after becoming editor of Writer’s Digest magazine in November 1998, so it was a real treat when I moved to this area to be able to become a member.