Faith, Fiction, Friends

Benjamin Brandt is trying to recover from the murder of his wife Susan and his son, and not doing too good of a job of it. He’s avoided the ...

Some randomly but pleasantly disturbed thoughts: Crude oil has now shown up in the eastern end of Lake Pontchartain in Louisiana, not far fr...

In God in the Yard: Spiritual Practice for the Rest of Us , L.L. Barkat writes about the importance of lament. When I read this chapter (en...

Almost six years ago, I took up biking. I’d always wanted to do it and had reached an age where it was time to either bike or shut up. So I ...

There were no trees when the hole was dug and filled and covered, when the stone of summer was put in place, granite remembrance of what had...

I was on a plane from St. Louis to San Francisco, to attend a conference. It was a Friday, if I recall correctly, in mid-October of 2002. I ...

It’s all good. Poetry “ Rendezvous in Corn Country ,” “ The mystery ” and “ Choose your weapon ” by Nancy Rosback at Poems and Prayers. “ Ar...