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This article was first published at The Master’s Artist. Last week , I noted that I had attended a poetry workshop taught by poe...

This article was first published at The Master’s Artist. In 2010, I attended a writer’s conference at Laity Lodge, in the Texas Hil...

I met Scott Cairns once, in 2010, down in the Hill Country of Texas. Laity Lodge was hosting a writer’s retreat , and I had signed up ...

I learned recently I was doing something I didn’t realize I was doing. In fact, I’ve been doing it for more than three years now, I...

I’ve previously noted that I had attended a poetry workshop taught by poet (and University of Missouri professor) Scott Cairns. Twelve ...

In 2010, I attended a writer’s conference at Laity Lodge, in the Texas Hill Country about 90 minutes or so west of San Antonio. I had s...

Last year, I attended a poetry seminar at Laity Lodge with poet and teacher Scott Cairns , who led 12 of us on a two-day journey to destin...

Years back, I spent a lot of time reading church history, works by Christian and secular scholars alike. I still have 1970s reprints of 19...

I’ve never read a theology of poetry before, but I have now with Compass of Affection: Poems New and Selected by Scott Cairns. Published i...

When I attended the High Calling editorial team meeting and writers conference at Laity Lodge last month, I participated in the poetry wor...

The poetry workshop led by Scott Cairns at the Laity Lodge writers retreat extended over two days, Friday and Saturday. Each session was ...

At the High Callings Blogs staff meeting at Laity Lodge last week, we joined the writer’s retreat conference on Thursday evening. On Frida...

For the retreat at Laity Lodge with the High Calling Blogs (HCB) staff, we drove from San Antonio west to Kerrville, and then another 20 ...

Last November, my wife and I drove one Saturday over to Columbia, Missouri, to see youngest son in college. We brought food relief, went ou...