Saturday Good Reads

This list ends one year but starts a new year. The first time I published this list was on March 6, 2010, and I called it “Virtual Good Reads.” A week later, the title had become “Saturday Good Reads” and a weekly feature was born.

It’s one of my favorite things to blog. There’s so much good stuff on the internet to share, and I can’t include everything each week because the list would be huge. But there is a lot of fine writing out there, and the posts belong are a few from last week.

Prose

“Jesus, the Writer” by Mike Duran at for Novel Journey.

“Christmas Recovery” by Matt Appling at The Church of No People.

“Between the Heartbeats” by Peggy Rosenthal for The Image Journal.

“Snow-Cousin” by Laura Boggess at The Wellspring.

“What About Church?” by Bob Spencer at Wilderness Fandango.

“Thinking and abiding” by Nancy Rosback at Nance Marie.

“Hearing God” by Deidra Riggs at Jumping Tandem.

“Rhythm and Order” by Ryan Tate at Taterhouse.

“Love’s Encouraging Words” by Lincoln Atticus at God in the Center of Brokenness.

“All the Way Back” by Carrie Burtt at Hope Whispers.

“Should Old Acquaintance Be Forgot?” by Jay Cookingham at Soulfari.

“Eat Your Okra: Reflections on a Year Gone By” by David Rupert at Red-Letter Believers.

“Loss” by Fatha Frank at Public Christianity.

“How Are You Planning to Grow in 2011?” by Bradley Moore at Shrinking the Camel.

“What Life Is” by Kelly Sauer at A Restless Heart.

“A Purpose” by Jessica McGuire at Jezamama.

“Remaining” by Michelle DeRusha at Graceful.

“Writing My Eulogy” by Jennifer Dukes-Lee at Getting Down with Jesus.

Poetry

“Only a Man” by Karen Eck at Karenee Art.

“Black Gold” and “Resolution on Clocks” by Kodjo Deynoo.

“Here I Am Again” by L.E. Fiore at Salt-Rain Tidings.

“Star Bright?” by A Simple Country Girl at Aspire to Lead a Quiet Life.

“Selling Out” by Nancy Rosback at Nance Marie.

“Sing No Hymn” by Maureen Doallas at Writing Without Paper.

“Long Shadows” by Jerry Barrett at Under the Door Frame.

“Black on Black” by B.K. Mackenzie at signed…bkm.

“Bonds” by Amy Everett at War Commander.

“Calming Silence” by Neva Flores at Changefulstorm Poetry.

“The Weight of My Own Self-Importance” by Steven Marty Grant at Urbanality.

"Crazy Weather This December" by Matt Quinn at Poemblaze.

Paintings and Photographs

“Mercy” by Susan Etole at Just…A Moment.

“Yesterday’s Lack” by A Simple Country Girl at Aspire to Lead a Quiet Life.

“A Year in Pictures” by Ann Voskamp at A Holy Experience.

Videos

“Something Wonderful: The Beauty of the Blizzard” by Jamie Stuart via American Digest.

Photograph: Lamp by Nancy Rosback. Used with permission.