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After Luke 2:8-20   Dozing in deepening night, pulling cloaks closer in the cold darkness,   suddenly,   the light so bright, the sound so d...

After Zephaniah 3:14-20   Imagine the day when judgments are removed, when enemies are cleared away.   Imagine the day when evil is banished...

After Malachi 3:1-4   The messenger is coming, sent by the Lord; the messenger is sent to prepare the way of the Lord   The messenger is com...

After Jeremiah 33:10-16   The Lord will fulfill his promise, the one made to the house of Judah, to the house of Israel. The Lord will raise...

The Christmas issue of Cultivating Oaks Press is now online, and I have a short story, “ The Christmas Nobody Wanted .” It includes essays, ...

One of the main characters of my new novel  Brookhaven  has been a major admirer of Henry Wadsworth Longfellow since he was a child. It’s un...

The Darkness Does Not Win – Kevin DeYoung at Clearly Reformed.  The Last Silent Night and the Silver-Haired Saints  – Doug Spurling.   “Chri...

The Christmas edition of Cultivating Oaks Press is online, and it contains a number of excellent posts and stories about the wonder of Chri...

It’s Christmas season, which means it’s time for my annual list of books I’m not recommending for Christmas. Chalk the title up to my sensit...

In 1861, the first year of the Civil War, soldiers on both sides still felt some sense of momentum. Overly optimistic, many believed the war...

The Journey of the Three Wise Men  – Douglas Murray at The Free Press.   Our godless era is dead  – Paul Kingsnorth at UnHerd.   Heartbeats ...

After Hebrews 1:1-4   The best of all gifts, one unmerited and undeserved, one given in joy and love.   And more.   This gift is unlike any ...

Good literature can be informative and entertaining, but it can also give you insights into the current moment, even if the literature in qu...