I have become a Heather King groupie. It started last summer when I read perhaps her best-known work, Shirt of Flame, followed by Stripped: At the Intersection of Cancer, Culture, and Christ, my favorite book of 2017. In March, I’ll be reading her book Redeemed. In flipping through some early pages, I found this beautiful passage: “To… Continue reading On the Nightstand: Redeemed
Category: Memoir
Fall in Love
An occasional series based on stuff that hangs in my room… or my heart. Fall in love. I’ll bet that phrase brings a smile to your face about a current or past love, and maybe brings a faraway look to your eyes about that time you first laid eyes on the one, or you realized that someone… Continue reading Fall in Love
God Isn’t Santa. He’s Way Better.
Note: On Tuesdays and some Sundays, you can find me at Your Daily Tripod, owned by my friend TonyD. A longer version of the post below appears there. Back in the day, Santa was often a disappointment for me. I asked for a dark-haired, ponytailed Barbie; I got an ash-blonde bubble cut. I asked for an… Continue reading God Isn’t Santa. He’s Way Better.
Life and Death… and Life Again
Note: On Tuesdays and some Sundays, you can find me at Your Daily Tripod, owned by my friend TonyD. A longer version of the post below appears there. I took my first-ever CPR course last week. The instructor, a burly fellow from the Baltimore Fire Department, had a teaching style that often consisted of shouting questions… Continue reading Life and Death… and Life Again