Sensationalism. Scandal-mongering. Name calling. "News." ––It seems that yellow journalism is back with a vengeance. ...
Wishing Him Well But Withholding My Applause
About a week ago, former pastor Ryan J Bell wrote a piece giving a brief history of his religious experience and announcing his plan...
the flood & why
I was thinking about the flood -- the whole-earth mabbul that swallowed the world with water and drowned almost every living thing. I ...
Never More Loved
I never feel more loved than when it is very late and I open the door and walk lightly over the floor and lift the cool, white blanket and p...
Ode to a Nightingale
Benedict Cumberbatch reads "Ode to a Nightingale" by John Keats. Read along here . Plaintive, haunting. Hear the longing o...
the best marriage advice
The best marriage advice I ever got was long before I was ever married. An elder from my church could see that I really, rea...
a modern terror of ancient suffering
>> a poem by Ernesto Cardenal, an interpretation of the biblical Psalm 22, of David, from Cardenal's "Salmos de este mome...
Why I Don't Drink Alcohol
Sparkling apple juice for me, please! In brief, here are 5 reasons why I'm a very happy teetotaler. 1. The taste. Ewww. Peo...
I was made for this
Were some of us made for the desert and some for the trees? Some for the bluffs and some for the sea? Some for the warmth at the earth's...
We Need to Clasp A Hand That Is Warm
This warmed my heart so much. I want these words to be my own. Read this aloud to help you hear it. What am I to think when ...
You're Embarrassing Me
Conversations like this rarely happen in homes of fathers and daughters, but it happened frequently in mine during my teenage years. ...
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