Faith, Fiction, Friends

Start with the  Jesse Tree , an old tradition centered on Advent that connects the story and characters of the Old Testament to the birth of...

The beginning of Lent – Ash Wednesday – falls on Valentine’s Day this year. I’m not sure if there’s a subliminal message there or not, but t...

With all of the movies, remakes, novelizations, satires, and articles, the one thing you rarely if ever read about Jane Austen is her d...

The Old Testament of the Bible is saturated with poetry. Five books – Job, Psalms, Proverbs, Ecclesiastes, and Song Solomon – are virtu...

Sometimes you have to look at the piles of theology books, Christian self-help books, Christian memoirs, Christian history books – and ...

This year, for the Lenten season, I decided to read The Word in the Wilderness by Malcolm Guite . Subtitled “A Poem a Day for Lent and...

If one had to name the most influential musician in Christian contemporary music of the last 40 years, the answer might be Michael W. S...

When it comes to devotionals, my preference is for simple and straightforward with a sharp point. With Identity Crisis: 21 Days of Disc...