To all those writers who've ever wondered what's the point. Why bother writing? What difference can it possibly make? Sometime about 1878, Oscar Wilde seemed on the verge of joining the Roman Catholic Church. He wavered back and forth on this for a few years until he read a book that changed him, turning him … Continue reading Books: Power on Printed Page…or Electronic Screen
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I never felt That my life mattered more Or that I was better than you. When I met you, I didn't feel pride or anger, Disdain or contempt. I was mostly...just curious. And I still want to understand How you see the world, What ways we are different And yet the same. But lately, voices … Continue reading Do You See Hate in Shades of White?
I recently came across the existence of Jane Austen's prayers while reading the annotated Pride and Prejudice. Before that, I'd never known such a thing existed, despite having read numerous biographies and books about her and her writings. I knew we had many of her letters; I'd even read the deleted chapter if Persuasion, but … Continue reading Jane Austen and Christianity, Part Two
I give my end-of-week post to other authors and bloggers whose work is worth noting. There are so many excellent articles out there, so many good poems and stories and artwork that I want to use my online space, once a week, to send all of you to see something you might otherwise miss. To … Continue reading Spotlight Saturday #10
Known perhaps best for Narnia, a world of talking animals, C. S. Lewis wrote rather frequently about pets. They crop up in The Problem of Pain, where he discusses animal pain and the human-and-animal relationship, but I was also delighted to find that he refers to them (and especially to cats) in his correspondence, Letters … Continue reading C. S. Lewis Quotes on Pets
There is Light And there is Darkness And we are glass. Purified So Day can shine through us Illuminating hearts, Changing lives. Or clouded So only Night can glare Shriveling flowers, Darkening worlds. We may be warped by our choices Whether Light Whether Darkness Until we can no longer change sides. Set … Continue reading Glass
Death strikes On butterfly wings. A brush so quick That it's hard to tell it happened, Leaving us to hope for recovery. Death waits In shadowy silence Stretching minutes into ages Until any resolution becomes welcome And fear is lost in agony. Death lingers In forsaken ground Written in the rocks. And we … Continue reading Our Sorrow
I give my end-of-week post to other authors and bloggers whose work is worth noting. There are so many excellent articles out there, so many good poems and stories that I want to use my online space, once a week, to send all of you to read something you might otherwise miss. To see last … Continue reading Spotlight Saturday #5
Divinity Steps down, Becoming like us. He assumes a face and a heartbeat, Coming to die. Humility Submits even to death, Claiming the cup of sin Though no part was His. Gracious compassion Coming to die. Trinity Divorces for our sakes. The Father turns away As the Son goes hellwards To scour the … Continue reading The Great Contradiction
It’s where love meets desire on the corner of breakup and divorce. An evening out with the wrong person, and all we do is call it cheating, as though someone broke a handful of rules. Like going sixty in a forty zone. Or peeking at cards. The start of torture, unlocking Pandora’s box of doubts. … Continue reading We Call It Cheating
Andrea Lundgren 